Scientists at MIT have discovered that a little-known protein called intelectin-2 plays a powerful double role in defending ...

Researchers at Emory University have found that live gut bacteria can travel to the brain in mice fed a high-fat diet, a ...

The terms "intestinal barrier" and "intestinal permeability" describe two different aspects of the same anatomical structure, the intestinal wall composed of four layers, the mucosa, the submucosa, ...

Credit: Experimental & Molecular Medicine (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s12276-025-01635-6 Researchers have developed a human intestinal cell model that closely mimics the structure and function of the human ...

Crypt-base-columnar cells are continuously dividing intestinal stem cells that generate IECs, which are composed by distinct specialised cell types that play different functions: Enterocytes (in the ...

An international research team led by scientists from Bern and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin has identified a previously unknown function of the intestinal nervous system. The study reveals ...

Explore the latest advancements in treating ulcerative colitis using machine learning to discover new antimicrobial peptides.

Researchers at Umeå University and Tartu University have found that a history of repeated antibiotic use causes defects in the normally protective mucus barrier of the gut, due to antibiotic-driven ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 13, 2025) Study results published in Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology “suggest that combined [pesticide] exposure may further amplify the toxicity and compromise the ...

Surgery and anastomotic leak (AL) weaken the gut barrier function, which promotes the dissemination and implantation of colorectal cancer cells in the peritoneal cavity and distant organs. A disrupted ...