Scientists in Zlín are developing an advanced model of the human small intestine. The main goal behind this effort is to ...

The human gut is home to trillions of beneficial microbes that play a crucial role in health. Disruptions in this delicate ...

When it comes to gut health, we may be only as "old" as the bacteria living in our intestines. In research published Jan. 22, ...

The human gut is home to trillions of beneficial microbes that play a crucial role in health. Disruptions in this delicate community of bacteria and ...

Human stomach’s main component is hydrochloric acid (HCL) The acid slowly dissolves the soft outer layer of a single grain of ...

Emerging science suggests that changes in gut health over time may be connected to the body's declining ability to repair ...

For more than a century, oral insulin has been considered a "dream" therapy for diabetes, hindered by enzymatic degradation in the ...

Some of these ‘remedies’ included human feces, powdered lizards and hippo teeth.

Learn how chemicals released by gut microbes end up in exhaled breath, and how researchers used those signals to identify ...

The liver is a dynamic and vital organ that removes toxins from blood, produces bile for fat digestion, metabolizes nutrients ...

Scientists studying genetic data from over a quarter million people have uncovered new clues about what controls how fast the ...

Whether in the human body or on surfaces, bacteria protect themselves from outside attackers using biofilms. Physicist Eleonora Secchi is researching how these slime-like protective films are formed, ...