This story is part of a series exploring human anatomy and physiology complexities. Each story in this collection showcases discoveries reshaping our understanding of the body's inner workings, ...

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 ...

As protein-rich diets become increasingly popular, a new study suggests that categorizing dietary proteins as either animal- ...

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 ...

The gut microbiome is an important ecosystem of microbes that lives in each one of us, and its strength affects our overall health. However, the small intestine is an underappreciated part of the gut ...

This report describes the serial morphologic changes observed in peroral mucosal biopsies of the small intestine obtained before and after vitamin B 12 replacement from 8 patients with previously ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MDMedically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Celiac disease is a genetic autoimmune condition that ...