Ever notice that as you get older, some foods no longer sit with you the same? This could be due to a breakdown of the intestinal epithelium, a single layer of cells that forms the organ's lining. The intestine plays a crucial ...
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The human body is packed with natural rhythms, from your sleep-wake cycle to the steady pulsing of blood through the brain to heart rate and pulse.
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Chagas' disease, also known as the "kissing bug disease," is classified as endemic in 21 countries in the Americas.
Sep 28, 2025
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In a breakthrough for the advanced study of gut health, NUS scientists have developed a 3D microscopic version of the human intestines condensed into a small chip about half the size of a five-cent coin.
Feb 10, 2025
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A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Biological Sciences and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered how a subset of cells in the intestines change throughout the ...
Dec 17, 2024
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The intestine maintains a delicate balance in the body, absorbing nutrients and water while maintaining a healthy relationship with the gut microbiome, but this equilibrium is disrupted in parts of the intestine in conditions ...
Nov 20, 2024
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People who are infected with chlamydia can transmit these bacteria to other people during unprotected sex. The pathogens usually cause no symptoms, or only mild symptoms at first, such as itching in the vagina, penis or anus. ...
Aug 23, 2024
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More often than not, studies of human biology are conducted when the body is under duress from infection or disease. Now, as part of a larger effort to delineate what "healthy" looks like, two Stanford Medicine teams have ...
Jul 19, 2023
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When you think about your ideal neighborhood, perhaps you think of tree-lined streets or a close-knit community of people who help each other. You probably don't think about your digestive system.
Jul 19, 2023
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A camel cannot go through the eye of a needle. But researchers at ETH Zurich have now achieved something that—figuratively speaking—comes quite close. They have developed a new approach to minimally invasive surgical ...
Apr 12, 2023
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