Scientists recently discovered that glycyrrhizin, a substance taken from black licorice root, may reduce inflammation and ...

Researchers have developed a stem cell-based model of the human intestine that may transform how new IBD treatments are ...

IBD is an immune condition. Instead of peacefully coexisting with gut microbes, the immune system becomes overly reactive, ...

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected mechanism by which the gut’s immune system maintains balance, challenging ...

For the roughly 3 million Americans living with inflammatory bowel disease, the current treatment options tell a frustrating ...

For the estimated 5 million people worldwide living with inflammatory bowel disease, finding relief from debilitating symptoms often feels like an endless journey through medication trials and ...

Chronic immune diseases are shaped by multiple inflammatory processes happening at the same time, each in different parts of ...

mTOR, mammalian target of rapamycin; p70S6K, The 70kDa ribosomal S6 kinase 1; NLRP3, NOD-like receptor thermal protein domain associated protein 3; ASC, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein ...

Researchers have discovered that inflammation in the gut leaves long-term marks on intestinal stem cells (ISCs) that reduce their ability to heal the intestine, even after inflammation has receded.

The appendix is an organ we tend not to think about until it acts up, causes illness and needs to be removed surgically.