MIT scientists have found that an amino acid called cysteine can help the gut heal itself. In mouse studies, a cysteine-rich ...

In a new study, scientists examined how a common dietary fiber can potentially protect the liver. They mainly focused on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A sulfur-containing amino acid called cysteine could help cancer patients recover from gut damage caused by chemotherapy and ...

Biobattery researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have a solution for the hard-to-reach small intestine, which winds around the human gut for an average of 22 feet. There ...

Stress has always been an ugly word, and for good reason. In addition to causing people headaches and sleeplessness, ongoing ...