Chinese scientists have, for the first time, cultivated a beating heart structure with human cells in a pig embryo, reporting ...

The esophagus, which is not normally exposed to acid, adapts to acid reflux by becoming more like the stomach or the ...

More information: Lulu Huang et al, Tuft cells act as regenerative stem cells in the human intestine, Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07952-6. Provided by Hubrecht Institute.

Weight-loss surgery seems to lower the risk of colorectal cancer by changing where bile acids enter the small intestine, ...

Colon cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is a type of cancer that develops in the colon or rectum, the last part of the large intestine. It often starts as small, noncancerous clumps of cells ...

Up to half of patients with Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease, develop a complication called fibrosis, where the ...

Study shows that dietary antigens can suppress small intestine carcinogenesis by activating T-cells through Peyer's patches. Adding bovine serum albumin (BSA) or ovalbumin (OVA) to antigen-free ...

Not all brain cells are found in the brain. For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion.

To the point. Nerve cells in the hypothalamus: These neurons influence eating behavior and weight gain. Hormone-controlled: These nerve cells are controlled by the hormone leptin, which suppresses ...

A team of experts at Cincinnati Children's reports another powerful step forward in organoid medicine: success at making ...

Cells are the smallest units of life. But even within the same tissue or organ, they are not all identical. New variations arise continuously during cell proliferation. While genetic mutations ...

A study of twins reveals two gut bacteria linked to multiple sclerosis, offering new targets for future treatments.