The authors have declared no conflicts of interest. Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) has increasingly gained acceptance as a minimally invasive intervention for the treatment of duodenal lesions. 1 ...

The mucosa, the outermost layer ... and ions into the lumen of the intestine. The lamina propria is a layer of connective tissue below the epithelial layer that contains blood vessels, nerve ...

GLP-1 drugs are remarkably effective at addressing obesity, cardiovascular, and metabolic conditions, but investigators ...

While there are no “bad” foods, certain foods can definitely cause sensitivities or issues with digestion. And, some foods ...

A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Biological Sciences and the University of Texas ...

Parkinson’s disease may start in the gut, with gastrointestinal symptoms like constipation appearing years before neurological signs. Early biomarkers and interventions are key.

Background and aims The efficacy of colorectal endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is limited by recurrence and the necessity for conservative surveillance. Margin thermal ablation (MTA) after EMR has ...

A team led by University of Toronto researchers has discovered a new communication pathway between the gut and lung.

One is circular and the other 2 run longitudinally. The wall of the small intestine is lined by mucosa, or mucous membrane and serosa, or serous membrane. The mucosal layer contains the villi.

MCP was generally observed basolaterally on all epithelial cells, whereas apical protectin expression was more intense on the epithelium of normal colonic mucosa than in the normal duodenum (p = 0.001 ...