A new study, led by Professors Mashaghi and Clevers from Leiden University and Hubrecht Institute in the Netherlands, has introduced a novel approach using intestinal organoids to uncover the ...

Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute researchers have uncovered a previously unknown pattern of intestinal contractions in developing mouse embryos. The new findings shed light on the earliest development ...

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Maternal health and other events occurring during pregnancy determine the health outcomes in offspring. Pre-natal infections are a major risk factor contributing to compromised intestinal barrier ...

A JCI study found that exposure to a Western diet in mice and to palmitic acid in murine and ex vivo human enteric nervous ...

Scientists show that the receptor PIEZO2 in sensory neurons controls gut motility and transit time, which are important for digestion and nutrient absorption. Gastrointestinal and digestive issues ...

Androgens — hormones that are generally present at higher levels in males than females — regulate intestinal transit, but their cellular targets and mechanisms of action are unclear. We identify the ...

Understanding how GLP-2 controls appetite could unlock new strategies for combating obesity, offering hope for more effective treatments. Study: The Possible Involvement of Glucagon-like Peptide-2 in ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is an often-lethal disease of the premature infant intestinal tract, exacerbated by significant diagnostic difficulties. In NEC, the intestine exhibits hypoperfusion ...

If you find yourself waking up with acidity. Then you need to consider drinking a specialised drink that can repair your damaged stomach lining. Dr Ankur Jain and Dr Smita Sharma explain why this is ...

If the foods you love don’t seem to be loving you back anymore, you’re not imagining things. Here’s how to turn things around.

Eating when the body is normally asleep appears to desynchronize the circadian clocks of different cell types in the ...