A human intestinal organoid, displaying typical ‘budding crypts’ and a central ‘villus-like’ domain. The main intestinal cell types are shown in green, blue, red and purple. Membranes are ...

The ‘Gold standard’ for diagnosing SIBO—culturing jejunal aspirate—has limitations. Numerous bacteria species do not grow in ...

These nutrients are taken into the bloodstream, via millions of tiny, fingerlike projections called villi, and transported to the liver. What's left in the digestive tract passes into the large ...

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 ...

Our intestines are densely packed with bacteria that could kill us and yet live harmoniously within us. The intestines are very vascular; they have their own immune system and regulation mechanisms.

Top row shows microscopic slides of fetal human intestine over time. Bottom row shows organoid development after transplantation in mice. Arrowhead indicates villus formation, * indicates ...

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Your digestive system helps turn the food and drinks you consume into the nutrients you need. Sometimes there can be something off with your digestive system, leading to symptoms like nausea ...

Tools and resources to help you understand and manage a range of digestive disorders. The different shapes and colors of your stool can tell you something about your health. Find out more from WebMD.

Intestinal stem cells are multipotent adult stem cells, which in mammals reside in the base of the crypts of the adult intestine. Intestinal stem cells continuously self-renew by dividing and ...

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Researchers examined what a shortened bowel looks like over time, and discovered that the villi -- tiny, hairlike, fingerlike projections in the small intestine that absorb the food and nutrients ...