The gut rarely gets the attention the heart or brain receives. Yet it quietly controls digestion, immunity, metabolism, and ...

Our understanding of calories and weight management is evolving as research reveals how digestion, gut microbiome and food structure influence how much energy we actually absorb from the foods we eat, ...

Meals today often happen between deadlines, traffic, and phone notifications. Breakfast is swallowed quickly before work. Lunch disappears in a ten-minute break. Dinner is eaten while scrolling ...

A newly developed antibiotic called EVG7 could offer a powerful new way to stop Clostridioides difficile, a dangerous gut bacterium that often returns after treatment. In mouse studies, researchers ...

Beans contain nutrients that help to regulate your digestive system and improve your gut health. There are various ways to add beans to your diet.

He suggests drinking 16 ounces of water before anything else in order to rehydrate the GI tract and trigger the gastrocolic reflex, a.k.a. your body’s natural signal to let you know it’s time to go ...

Olivia LaFond, a Carnegie Mellon University senior majoring in biomedical and chemical engineering, created a 3D-printed device based on tapeworms designed to attach to the small intestine and deliver ...

Boiled apple water is trending as a supposed remedy for constipation and digestion. But does it actually work? Registered ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

There are many types of digestive enzymes and specific enzymes break down specific macronutrients (proteins, fats, carbohydrates, dairy, and fiber). “We naturally make our own digestive enzymes, ...

In this short science video, I use a fun model to show just how long your small intestine actually is and why it is not very small at all. I stretch it out so you can see its full length, then compare ...

The small intestine of a six-year-old who died of the flu yesterday was transplanted into Daniel Haim Biton, 36, at Rabin Medical Center (Beilinson), the hospital says. The procedure was the third ...