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Intestine
The intestine is a long muscular tube running from the stomach to the anus. The intestine absorbs most of the nutrients and water. The intestines include the small intestine, large intestine, and rectum.
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SEP 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body is made of many different kinds of cells, which can often be cultured in a lab and studied. However, thos ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Many clinicians once thought that only celiac disease caused gluten intolerance. But some people without it report gastr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The colon, also known as the large intestine, is where the final stages of digestion happen. Here, water, salts, and rem ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 02, 2020Immunology
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Microbes in our gastrointestinal tract may not only be closely linked to our health, but they may also be useful as a di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2020Microbiology
Bacteria in the gut have a powerful influence on our health, in part because all of those microbes have genes of their o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Clinicians and researchers have long wondered why cancer is the small intestine is rare while it's so common in the colo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A study published recently is Soft Matter from scientists at Lehigh University describes a hydrogel material that is abl ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 12, 2020Cardiology
Trillions of microbes call our bodies home, and the ones that live in the gut can have a powerful impact on human health ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2020Microbiology
E. coli is a microbe that is commonly found in the intestinal tract, where it can exist harmlessly. However, if it gets ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
When bacteria escape from the gastrointestinal tract, they can cause serious health problems.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2020Neuroscience
Although prenatal stress has previously been associated with infant growth and development, exactly how they are linked ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, researchers have learned more about how important the gut is to human health. Trillions of microbes liv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2020Neuroscience
Scientists have found examples across the animal kingdom, showing that parasites can manipulate their hosts' behavio ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 03, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Metformin is a popular diabetic drug that’s been in use for 60+ years. Researchers have long been baffled on the m ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 18, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Many tasty and convenient foods are high in fat, and new research has suggested that just one fatty meal may hinder our ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has approved ripretinib (Qinlock) which is the first drug for fourth-line treatment of advanced gastrointestinal ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 12, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Lethbridge, Canada, have found that cannabis may be able to block COVID-19 infections ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Australian researchers have created a sensitive, super-fast test for five different serotypes of Salmonella which could ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 06, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought to cause symptoms that primarily affect the respiratory system, there has been evidence that the virus can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
This work may help explain why the virus is so easy to transmit.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Resistance to chemotherapeutic use in caner patients is something that is inevitable. Continued resistance to these drug ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 15, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
New work may help explain why sugar cravings are so hard to satisfy.Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body is made of many different kinds of cells, which can often be cultured in a lab and studied. However, thos
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many clinicians once thought that only celiac disease caused gluten intolerance. But some people without it report gastr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The colon, also known as the large intestine, is where the final stages of digestion happen. Here, water, salts, and rem
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 02, 2020
Immunology
We know that infants fed with breast milk develop more robust immune systems as a result of factors that support the nat
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in the human gut play important roles in our physiology, and they can also contribute to disease. But they
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2020
Microbiology
Microbes in our gastrointestinal tract may not only be closely linked to our health, but they may also be useful as a di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria in the gut have a powerful influence on our health, in part because all of those microbes have genes of their o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Clinicians and researchers have long wondered why cancer is the small intestine is rare while it's so common in the colo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A study published recently is Soft Matter from scientists at Lehigh University describes a hydrogel material that is abl
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 12, 2020
Cardiology
Trillions of microbes call our bodies home, and the ones that live in the gut can have a powerful impact on human health
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2020
Microbiology
E. coli is a microbe that is commonly found in the intestinal tract, where it can exist harmlessly. However, if it gets
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
When bacteria escape from the gastrointestinal tract, they can cause serious health problems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2020
Neuroscience
Although prenatal stress has previously been associated with infant growth and development, exactly how they are linked
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, researchers have learned more about how important the gut is to human health. Trillions of microbes liv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2020
Neuroscience
Scientists have found examples across the animal kingdom, showing that parasites can manipulate their hosts' behavio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Metformin is a popular diabetic drug that’s been in use for 60+ years. Researchers have long been baffled on the m
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 18, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many tasty and convenient foods are high in fat, and new research has suggested that just one fatty meal may hinder our
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has approved ripretinib (Qinlock) which is the first drug for fourth-line treatment of advanced gastrointestinal
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 12, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Lethbridge, Canada, have found that cannabis may be able to block COVID-19 infections
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Australian researchers have created a sensitive, super-fast test for five different serotypes of Salmonella which could
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 06, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought to cause symptoms that primarily affect the respiratory system, there has been evidence that the virus can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work may help explain why the virus is so easy to transmit.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Resistance to chemotherapeutic use in caner patients is something that is inevitable. Continued resistance to these drug
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 15, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work may help explain why sugar cravings are so hard to satisfy.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch