Motility disorders are conditions that affect the movement of food and waste through the digestive tract. There are many types of motility disorder and they can impact any part of the digestive tract, ...

Approximately one to two milligrams of the trace element must be supplied daily through food and finally absorbed in the duodenum for a balanced iron metabolism. For the first time, the research team ...

Intraepithelial lymphocytosis is a complex immunological phenomenon. It commonly affects the gastrointestinal tract, where damage to the lining of tissue causes the number of lymphocytes (a type of ...

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

The time it takes for food to pass through your digestive system may seem like a minor detail, but a new study suggests that ...

Microbiome research to date has been much like the parable of the blind men and the elephant. How much can be said about an elephant by examining just its tail? Researchers have studied what is most ...

Duodenal switch surgery combines two complex weight loss procedures — a sleeve gastrectomy and an intestinal bypass — to form the most reliable weight loss procedure with long-term results. Your ...