Although the gut renews itself constantly, its stem cells accumulate age-related molecular changes that quietly alter how ...

Charlie Dalin kept his illness a secret, treating himself with immunotherapy pills on a 64-day journey around the world. What ...

For years, researchers have noted an alarming rise in colorectal cancer in younger people that’s not fully explained away by ...

Although constipation and diarrhea may seem like opposite problems, they both hinge on the same underlying issue: how much fluid moves into the gut. These common issues affect millions of people in ...

Researchers at the University of Utah have found that eating certain foods may help someone to avoid weight gain.

Healthy digestion depends on a delicate balance of fluid in the gut. At the heart of that balance are epithelial cells, which line the intestinal wall and control how salt and water move in and out of ...

Biologist Eduard Batlle used to spend his weekends at his parents’ confectionery. Now he’s one of the six inventors of ...

The human gut replaces its cells faster than any other tissue in the body. Every few days, fresh cells are produced by specialized stem cells that ...

Although constipation and diarrhea may seem like opposite problems, they both hinge on the same underlying issue: how much ...

Move over protein—social media's latest obsession with "roughage" is tackling a massive national deficiency, but experts warn ...