Through a collaboration between Cornell and the State University of Binghamton in February, scientists found that food grade nanoparticles may potentially have detrimental effects on the function and ...

The human small intestine is an essential organ that helps us absorb nutrients and vitamins from food. It is an average of 6 meters long and is covered with millions of villi that are separated by ...

In a recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology, researchers investigate the impact of dietary antigens in regulating small intestinal tumors. Despite being the most common type of ...

From the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, the Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, and the Department of Medicine, Boston University ...

When it comes to processing fructose, the liver is a pinch hitter for the small intestine. To use fructose for energy, the body needs to convert it into another type of simple sugar called glucose or ...

A lump in the abdomen Pain or cramps in the middle of the abdomen Weight loss with no known reason Blood in the stool Many other health problems can also cause these signs. If you have any of these ...

A SIBO breath test can reveal if your chronic intestinal symptoms are caused by small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). Jejunal aspiration—the removal and culture of a sample of intestinal fluid ...