"The gut microbes we are using now are a mix from healthy donors' fecal samples to ensure a variety of bacteria, but they can ...

Organelles in cells were originally often independent cells, which were incorporated by host cells and lost their ...

Australian food scientists have reclassified dietary fibers—beyond just soluble and insoluble—to better guide nutritional ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This partially irreversible change may help mice support a pregnancy and prepare ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This ...

Pregnancy permanently lengthens the small intestine in mice, enhancing nutrient absorption for mother and offspring. Genetic ...

Cells can also send out packages called exosomes, lipid vesicles that bubble off from the cell membrane. But for about 20 ...

Until now, skin cells have been viewed as barriers that can respond to electric stimuli. Turns out, they also generate ...

Portuguese researchers identified a type of immune cell that appears to travel to the pancreas to stimulate glucagon ...

Chronic inflammation of the intestine is a significant risk factor in ... and create the favorable conditions for cancer cell proliferation, infiltration, and migration. Therefore, macrophage ...

Sera were analysed for markers of intestinal cell damage and systemic immune response to microbial components. Results Individuals with wheat sensitivity had significantly increased serum levels of ...

We are entering an era of medicine where increasingly sophisticated data will be obtained from patients to determine proper diagnosis, predict outcomes and direct therapies. We predict that the most ...