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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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OCT 29, 2020Microbiology
The average person contains large variations in bacteria from the mouth, the skin, sweat, and in the stomach and intesti ...Sponsored By: Human Metabolome TechnologiesOCT 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Now that sequencing the whole human genome is easier, faster, and cheaper than it used to be, scientists have been able ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2020Microbiology
Rotaviruses are very contagious. They are the most common cause of diarrhea in children and are estimated to cause about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A drug called tofacitinib, also called Xeljanz , was found to treat permeability defects in the intestines. Tofacitinib ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 03, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Second only to skin cancer, colon cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the US. Now, resea ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 01, 2020Microbiology
Cholera is an intestinal infection caused by Vibrio cholerae. Cholera has been a scourge throughout human history, and i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2020Cancer
Research from a team of scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University suggests that bacteria in ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used imaging tools to show that Parkinson's disease may actually be two different diseases, one that st ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 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
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 FernandesAUG 29, 2020Cell & 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 LeitchAUG 17, 2020Microbiology
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 Amin
OCT 29, 2020
Microbiology
The average person contains large variations in bacteria from the mouth, the skin, sweat, and in the stomach and intesti
...
Sponsored By:
Human Metabolome Technologies
OCT 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Now that sequencing the whole human genome is easier, faster, and cheaper than it used to be, scientists have been able
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2020
Microbiology
Rotaviruses are very contagious. They are the most common cause of diarrhea in children and are estimated to cause about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug called tofacitinib, also called Xeljanz , was found to treat permeability defects in the intestines. Tofacitinib
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 03, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Second only to skin cancer, colon cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the US. Now, resea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 01, 2020
Microbiology
Cholera is an intestinal infection caused by Vibrio cholerae. Cholera has been a scourge throughout human history, and i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2020
Cancer
Research from a team of scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University suggests that bacteria in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used imaging tools to show that Parkinson's disease may actually be two different diseases, one that st
...
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