Discover protein-packed snacks that nurture your digestive system while satisfying hunger, from probiotic-rich yogurt to ...

Researchers have identified a strong link between a DNA-damaging toxin and colon cancer in younger people. Exposure to the ...

Intestinal microbes that survive chemo can rid the gut of excess chemo drugs and produce a vitamin that helps to stem nausea.

A UC San Diego-led study linked early childhood exposure to the bacterial toxin colibactin with the rise in early-onset ...

The CDC has been tracking a recent Salmonella outbreak that has been linked to whole cucumbers. So far, there have been ...

Chemotherapy doesn't just kill cancer cells. It also affects the microbes in the digestive tract. Researchers at UC San ...

High temperatures are also known to increase the permeability of the intestinal lining, leading to so-called leaky gut.

A study has used advanced genetic and genomic techniques to offer a major step forward in understanding and diagnosing infectious intestinal diseases. The large-scale study analyzed more than 1,000 ...

A 2-week course of a palatable elemental diet appeared well-tolerated and significantly modulated the gut microbiome in patients with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and intestinal methanogen ...

New research reveals that high-fat foods rapidly disable critical immune cells that protect your intestinal barrier in a ...

Human nutrition increasingly embraces fermentation as a natural and non-medicated means of promoting digestive health and ...

It is estimated that more than 5 million people worldwide suffer from ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammation of the colon ...