Internal parasites are the bane of most farmers’ existence as they are hard to detect, control, preventor manage. Thankfully, ...

Our intestines are densely packed with bacteria ... and stigma associated with their disease with the suggestion that they are imagining symptoms. We want to show how specific mechanisms can ...

The primary active CD group were younger at the time of their first surgery and were more likely to have stricturing disease ... the estimated remaining small intestine length, as shown in ...

IBD, which includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is characterized by inflammation affecting the gastrointestinal tract. The defective intestinal epithelial tight junction barrier is an ...

Data are accumulating that emphasize the important role of the intestinal barrier and intestinal permeability for health and disease. However, these terms are poorly defined, their assessment is a ...

The latest research, published in "Science Advances," indicates that the leading cause of these conditions may lie in the damage to the intestinal mucosal lining, not just the impact on bacteria.

Did you know if you unfolded your intestines, they'd be taller than a giraffe? Yep, they form a digestive tube so lengthy it's got two sections. The so-called small intestine is about 22 feet long ...

The intestinal immune system faces a number of unique challenges due to continuous exposure to rapidly changing exogenous factors including diet and intestinal microbes. Proper calibration of ...

IBD is now a fairly common disease also in horses ... and ultimately by endoscopy and examining a biopsy taken from the intestinal wall. "Diagnosing IBD is also expensive for the owner and ...

Partially digested food arrives in the intestine from the stomach. Digested food is absorbed in the small intestine. This means that it passes through the wall of the small intestine and into the ...