As part of the ongoing Human Cell Atlas project, researchers mapped 1.6 million cells in the gastrointestinal tract. Here’s ...

The study observed that the intestinal villi undergo significant reorganization during pregnancy and breastfeeding, doubling ...

The NHS says that "diverticular disease and diverticulitis are conditions that affect the large intestine (bowel), causing ...

The gut microbiome is an important ecosystem of microbes that lives in each one of us, and its strength affects our overall health. However, the small intestine is an underappreciated part of the gut ...

The inner lining of the small intestine nearly doubles in size during pregnancy and breastfeeding, according to new research in mice and human tissue.

Small intestine cancer is a rare cancer that develops in the tissues of the small intestine, a 20-foot-long organ that connects the stomach to the large intestine (colon). Its job is to break down ...

The intestine maintains a delicate balance in the body, absorbing nutrients and water while maintaining a healthy ...

The small intestine is a very dynamic environment; food passes through depending on the varying speed of a person’s digestion, and the pipe expands and contracts.

TOKYO -- In a world first, a pipelike "miniature intestine" has been created using human iPS (induced pluripotent stem) cells ...

A Japanese research team has discovered new evidence on how genes function in the large intestine, a move that could shed ...