In a new study, scientists examined how a common dietary fiber can potentially protect the liver. They mainly focused on ...

MIT scientists have found that an amino acid called cysteine can help the gut heal itself. In mouse studies, a cysteine-rich ...

The human small intestine is an essential organ that helps us absorb nutrients and vitamins from food. It is an average of 6 meters long and is covered with millions of villi that are separated by ...

Researchers from Niigata University and Kyoto Prefectural University have revealed that small vesicles, around 100 nm in size, released by intestinal bacteria induce immune activation and progression ...

Stress has always been an ugly word, and for good reason. In addition to causing people headaches and sleeplessness, ongoing stress can quietly damage the gut—the body’s complex doorway between food ...

A sulfur-containing amino acid called cysteine could help cancer patients recover from gut damage caused by chemotherapy and ...