Nerves in the intestines help regulate the gut's acidity, new research shows. That helps keep their bacterial communities in balance. Sometimes, a gut feeling is literal. Nerves in the intestines help ...

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected mechanism by which the gut’s immune system maintains balance, challenging ...

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 ...

For the roughly 3 million Americans living with inflammatory bowel disease, the current treatment options tell a frustrating ...

When it comes to intestines, it sure seems like two are better than one. I asked my friend Franck Carbonero why that is. He’s a microbiologist at Washington State University. He studies the bacteria ...

The small intestine is responsible for absorbing our dietary nutrients, but it also plays a role in warding off toxic chemicals and life-threatening bacteria. Yale researchers now report on the ...

The connection between the human liver and the intestine is unique, and the “gut-liver axis” plays a vital role in regulating liver disease pathology. When homeostasis is disturbed, changes in dietary ...

Yersinia bacteria cause a variety of human and animal diseases, the most notorious being the plague, caused by Yersinia pestis. A relative, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, causes gastrointestinal illness ...

Scientists recently discovered that glycyrrhizin, a substance taken from black licorice root, may reduce inflammation and ...