A pioneering new study published in Nature Microbiology, led by J. Oriol Sunyer, professor of immunology and pathobiology at ...

Background: Zinc carnosine (ZnC) is a health food product claimed to possess health-promoting and gastrointestinal supportive activity. Scientific evidence underlying these claims is, however, limited ...

Figure 1 Schematic representation of gut associated lymphoid tissue. Dendritic cells CD103+ sample antigens from intestinal lumen and migrate to mesenteric lymph nodes, where they drive T regulatory ...

What can you do in your on-farm workup to decide on the best course of action for both your patient and owner? Consider the ...

High-Output Stoma After Small-Bowel Resections for Crohn's Disease Stephen KK Tsao; Melanie Baker; Jeremy MD Nightingale Disclosures Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005;2 (12):604-608. 0 ...

Background: Defects in the small intestinal epithelial barrier have been associated with inflammatory bowel disease but their role in the causation of disease is still a matter of debate. In some ...

Small intestine articles from across Nature Portfolio Atom RSS Feed The small intestine is located between the stomach and the large intestine and is composed of the duodenum, jejunum and ileum ...

A NEW study challenges the long-held belief that small-bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) is most effective when performed soon after a gastrointestinal bleeding event. Researchers found that the timing ...

An upper GI series is a diagnostic test that examines the organs of the upper part of the digestive system: the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (the first section of the small intestine). A fluid ...

Ultrashort bowel syndrome (USBS) is a group of heterogeneous disorders where the length of small bowel is less than 10 cm or 10% of expected for the age. It is caused by massive loss of the gut which ...

Twin study detects bacteria in small intestine that play role in development of multiple sclerosis More than 280,000 people in Germany have multiple sclerosis (MS) and approximately 15,000 new ...

Background: Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a condition in which excessive levels of bacteria, mainly the colonic-type species are present in the small intestine. Recent data ...