The intestines run from the end of the stomach to the anus. Their primary function is to absorb nutrients and vitamins. The small intestine is made up of three parts—the duodenum (first part ...

What will the model allow you to observe? We will look at how different small-intestine microbes affect gastrointestinal function, and how these mechanisms are influenced by dietary choices.

Purdue University scientists isolated it from layers of tissue called small-intestine submucosa, or SIS, after they discovered more than ... Researchers do not yet know exactly how SIS works, but they ...

Partially digested food arrives in the intestine from the stomach. Digested food is absorbed in the small intestine. This means that it passes through the wall of the small intestine and into the ...

Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body’s estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a ...

The majority of the nutrients you eat are absorbed in the small intestine well before the "food" reaches your colon. The ...

Did you know if you unfolded your intestines, they'd be taller than a giraffe? Yep, they form a digestive tube so lengthy it's got two sections. The so-called small intestine is about 22 feet long ...

A section of mouse intestine with colored fluorescent tags under a microscope. Image: Michael W. Davidson/Florida State University/Zeiss Microscopy At a glance: Scientists mapped gene expression and ...