Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in understanding Crohn’s disease, identifying what drives the development of ...

Research suggests scientists have identified what drives the development of scar tissue in the intestines of people with Crohn's disease. Scientists found clusters of immune cells in the gut which may ...

“One day this technology will allow us to grow a section of healthy intestine for transplant into a patient,” said coauthor Michael Helmrath of Cincinnati Children's, in a press release. “But the ...

Dynamic switching between revival stem cells and conventional intestinal stem cells enables efficient tissue repair without ...

Fat—adipose tissue—is more complicated than might be thought. Once considered just a bag of calories, scientists now know that fat doesn’t just squirrel away energy, it also sends and receives ...

A research team led by scientists from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, has made significant ...

Under the surface of an organ, many different cell types participate in crucial interactions. This means that when an organ suffers damage, fixing it is not as easy as slapping on a Band-Aid.

While in vivo animal models are commonly employed for pharmacokinetic studies, they are often expensive, low in throughpu,t and typically fail to accurately replicate key characteristics of the human ...

The mesentery is an organ that attaches all the digestive organs in the abdomen. It connects much of the intestines to the back abdominal wall, holding them in place when a person stands upright. The ...

The terms "intestinal barrier" and "intestinal permeability" describe two different aspects of the same anatomical structure, the intestinal wall composed of four layers, the mucosa, the submucosa, ...