Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and ulcers (sores) in the digestive tract. Ulcerative colitis affects the innermost lining of the large ...

Early stress may quietly shape how the brain and gut communicate. These changes could raise the risk of long-term digestive ...

After every meal, the intestines perform an action called peristalsis - moving food through their hollow interiors with coordinated contractions and relaxations of the smooth muscle. For more than a ...

Maternal health and other events occurring during pregnancy determine the health outcomes in offspring. Pre-natal infections are a major risk factor contributing to compromised intestinal barrier ...

Early life stress may lead to digestive issues later in life, driven by changes in the gut and sympathetic nervous systems, ...

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 ...

Figure 1A:In the awaken and fasted state, typical MMC contractile movements were seen in the gastric body, sinus, duodenum and jejunum in beagle dogs, while the colon was dominated by intermittent ...

Your gut is responsible for a lot more than digestion. Dr Sood shares 5 gut health facts that everyone should know about.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transit time measurements were consistent between the Atmo Gas Sensing Capsule and Medtronic’s SmartPill. The ...