When it comes to intestines, it sure seems like two are better than one. I asked my friend Franck Carbonero why that is. He’s a microbiologist at Washington State University. He studies the bacteria ...

FOUR children face having their large intestines removed because their dad has a rare genetic disease that causes cancer. Jason Brace, 41, was diagnosed with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis in his ...

In this study the mycoflora of the normal adult gastrointestinal tract is described. Qualitative and quantitative determinations as well as variations in distribution along the alimentary canal, are ...

Cecal volvulus, a type of intestinal obstruction, happens when a section of the large intestine called the cecum detaches from the abdominal wall and becomes twisted. It’s a rare but potentially ...

The research projects in Michael Snyder, PhD’s lab at Stanford cover a wide range of interests; COVID-19, the NASA twin study, and personal omics profiling to name some examples. Another interest of ...

Learn the common signs of eating too much fiber, why they happen, and how to increase fiber safely without digestive ...

We often treat intestinal infections as an episode: a few days of symptoms, elimination of the pathogen, and recovery. In this view, the disease has a clear beginning and end. However, patient ...