The issue of intestinal bacteria is a complex one. On the one hand, we are dependent on the microorganisms because they are the ones that digest the food in our intestine.

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

The Mediterranean diet is rich in two sources of fiber. Your body processes soluble fiber into a healthful gel in the gut; ...

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 ...

In the fight against bacterial pathogens, researchers are combining vaccination with targeted colonization of the intestine by harmless microorganisms. This approach could potentially mark a turning ...

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

Rare sugars like D-allulose, D-tagatose, and D-sorbose significantly boosted GLP-1 secretion and suppressed food intake 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 ...

It can take six hours for the small intestine to do its job. The nutrients are sucked from the inner surface of the small ...