In the fight against bacterial pathogens, researchers are combining vaccination with targeted colonization of the intestine by harmless microorganisms. This approach could potentially mark a turning ...

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In ...

It can take six hours for the small intestine to do its job. The nutrients are sucked from the inner surface of the small ...

That way, they can do their work as food hits your stomach and small intestine. In some cases, you may break up the dose. For example, if you’re eating a large meal that takes longer than usual ...

Several medications now calm painful inflammation in the intestines. Diets free of ultraprocessed foods also help ...

Griffin was 44 when doctors discovered that a 4.3-centimeter tumor had broken through the wall of her sigmoid colon, the part of the large intestine that connects to the rectum. The Hamilton ...

Here’s what you should know. When you have short bowel syndrome, a large part of your small intestine is either removed or damaged and doesn’t work. The small intestine is the part of your ...

Interestingly, the small intestine remained longer after birth, even up to 35 days after the mice had finished lactating, suggesting that this change isn't reversible.