Study in mice identifies essential immune cells in the intestine that help to prevent unwarranted reactions to harmless food allergens.

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine.

Researchers found that a small population of immune cells in the mouse intestine prevents allergic responses to food, suggesting that targeting such cells therapeutically could potentially lead to a ...

Most of the time, the intestinal immune system can recognize friend from foe, tolerating myriad foods while destroying ...

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In ...

This important study shows that the Nora virus, a natural Drosophila pathogen that also persistently infects many laboratory fly stocks, infects intestinal stem cells (ISCs), leading to a shorter life ...

The results were eye-opening: mice drinking sucrose water developed significant glucose intolerance and insulin resistance, with noticeable changes in their intestinal structures that enhanced sugar ...

Research in mice identifies protein responsible for regulating gut movement in response to pressure, exercise, and ...

This important study provides solid evidence that glucosylceramide synthase (GlcT), a rate-limiting enzyme for glycosphingolipid (GSL) production, plays a role in the differentiation of intestinal ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This partially irreversible change may help mice support a pregnancy and prepare ...

Short bowel syndrome is an extremely rare disease of the intestines ... blood cells, and evidence of food intolerances. X-ray. You’ll lie on a table under a machine that uses a small amount ...