A new study, led by Professors Mashaghi and Clevers from Leiden University and Hubrecht Institute in the Netherlands, has introduced a novel approach using intestinal organoids to uncover the ...
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute researchers have uncovered a previously unknown pattern of intestinal contractions in developing mouse embryos. The new findings shed light on the earliest development ...
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After meals, the intestines use peristalsis to move food through the gut using coordinated contractions and relaxations of smooth muscle. Results from a new study in mice done by scientists at Harvard ...
Smooth muscle cell Piezo1 depletion results in impaired contractile properties in murine small bowel
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract layers exhibit distinct coordinated mechanical properties that enable efficient propulsion to facilitate nutrient assimilation 1,2,3,4,5. This complex process involves ...
Maternal health and other events occurring during pregnancy determine the health outcomes in offspring. Pre-natal infections are a major risk factor contributing to compromised intestinal barrier ...
Bowel habits aren’t exactly dinner-table talk. But they reflect how quickly the gut moves things along, and when that goes wrong people can experience constipation, diarrhoea, or irritable bowel ...
Dr Ray O’Connor continues his review of recent clinical papers on physical activity, including the role that climate change ...
Understanding how GLP-2 controls appetite could unlock new strategies for combating obesity, offering hope for more effective treatments. Study: The Possible Involvement of Glucagon-like Peptide-2 in ...
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is an often-lethal disease of the premature infant intestinal tract, exacerbated by significant diagnostic difficulties. In NEC, the intestine exhibits hypoperfusion ...
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Waking Up With Acidity? The Probiotic Drink Gastroenterologists Recommend To Soothe A Distressed Gut
If you find yourself waking up with acidity. Then you need to consider drinking a specialised drink that can repair your damaged stomach lining. Dr Ankur Jain and Dr Smita Sharma explain why this is ...
The stomach lining can also become thinner with age, which renders you more susceptible to injury in the stomach from things ...
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