A human liver can fetch $157,000, a small intestine sells for around $2,519, and a skull with teeth is valued at $1,200.

Recent studies reveal that the human appendix plays roles in gut microbiota restoration and immunity, contrary to its ...

Starch is a key energy source in the human diet, but resistant starch (RS) is a special form that bypasses digestion in the ...

Gut transit time varies from one person to the next. Recent estimates suggest it can take somewhere between 12 and 73 hours ...

Farting is a common occurrence with physical activity, including walking. Learn why it happens, how to cope with it, and what ...

A new Weizmann Institute study identified all of the proteins in a stool sample – those from the microbiome, the human body and food – revealing the hidden secrets of the intestines and their impact o ...

In cases of fast transit, the resulting stool is loose with high water content. This indicates that the faecal matter has not ...

Good old reliable milk. New research found that when it's combined with particular oral drugs, milk significantly improves ...

Many of us enjoy bread as part of our daily meals. Recent research shows that how we store and prepare bread can actually ...

Along the way, it reaches specialist organs that churn and digest (stomach), absorb nutrients (small intestine) and absorb ...