Although the gut renews itself constantly, its stem cells accumulate age-related molecular changes that quietly alter how ...

Scientists have uncovered a gut-specific epigenetic aging mechanism that links inflammation and iron imbalance to cancer risk ...

Targeting a single nerve promotes healing in rats with chronic intestinal inflammation. Can the same strategy work in humans?

Small intestine cancer occurs when abnormal cells grow in the tissues of the small bowel, the long tube that connects your ...

When inflammation in the body goes unchecked, it can cause fibrosis, or tissue scarring that may lead to organ dysfunction or ...

Bowel cancer rates have been rising in people under 55 for years. But scientists have yet to determine the reason.

“One day this technology will allow us to grow a section of healthy intestine for transplant into a patient,” said coauthor Michael Helmrath of Cincinnati Children's, in a press release. “But the ...

The intestinal epithelium undergoes rapid renewal every 3–5 days, a process driven by intestinal stem cells (ISCs) located at ...

Bowel cancer in people under the age of 50 is increasing worldwide and scientists are striving to find out why.

Developing slowly over months to years, feline small cell gastrointestinal (GI) lymphoma can be difficult to detect. 1 With this type of cancer resembling many of the common digestive issues cats ...