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

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

“The hydration multiplier maximizes your water uptake by using the sodium and glucose co-transport across the stomach while ...

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

The workings of the small intestine have long been a mystery, but now we are discovering the hidden roles this organ plays in ...

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

Research carried out on mice has revealed how a hormone released by the intestine acts on the brain and helps regulate the ...

Glial cells play an important role in supporting the body's central and peripheral nervous systems. Several types, each with different functions, of glial cells exist. Learn more here.

Just when we thought we had enough on our medical to-do list-Pap smears, mammograms, cholesterol checks, stress management, ...

Scientists have found microplastics in human semen and follicular fluid, according to new research on a small group of adults ...

Originally developed in the early 1990s, the central idea behind CAR T-cell therapy is to retrain the body’s own immune cells to recognise and destroy rogue targets. T cells — the patrolling ...