A decrease in protein synthesis in cells of the developing gut contributes to a rare genetic disorder, and an inexpensive nutritional supplement may help reverse that decrease, according to a new ...

Intestinal bacteria are important for human health as they help digest food and regulate immune function. Thus, in recent years, it has become clear that gut microbiota dysbiosis, an imbalance in ...

Today's bulletin from the Family Health Care Institute (one of the King Hussein Foundation's institutes) discusses celiac disease, which is considered a chronic immune disorder characterized by an ...

SBS-IF is the second orphan disease target indication for Jaguar's intestinal failure program, which includes microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) - for which the company completed a meeting in ...

Lymphatic capillaries are key to mediating stem cell differentiation in the intestines, and researchers find they produce key proteins to control this mechanism. Epithelial stem cells in the intestine ...

New research shows a clear link between ADHD and irritable bowel syndrome, suggesting gut health could be a key factor in understanding and managing ADHD symptoms ...

A drug developed by Salk Institute researchers acts like a master reset switch in the intestines and can prevent and reverse intestinal inflammation in mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) ...

A key pressure-sensing protein involved in intestinal movement and inflammation regulation has been identified. Researchers from Harvard Medical School (MA, USA) and the Icahn School of Medicine at ...

In a major breakthrough, MGM Healthcare, a multispecialty hospital in Chennai, has successfully performed the world’s first modified multivisceral transplant (MMVT) for the treatment of a rare ...

A research team at Toho University has revealed that ferulic acid (FA), a polyphenol abundant in rice bran, suppresses intestinal smooth muscle contractions by inhibiting voltage-dependent calcium ...