In one recent case, a 28-year-old new mother came to Zydus Hospitals with persistent, crampy abdominal pain that had begun in her third trimester of pregnancy and never fully resolved even after ...

Long denigrated as vestigial or useless, the appendix now appears to have a reason to be - as a "safe house" for the beneficial bacteria living in the human gut. The gut is populated with different ...

Prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cannot begin at the time of diagnosis.1 When fixed airflow obstruction is identified in adulthood, the biological pathway leading to disease ...

The small intestine is the longest part of the digestive system, measuring between 10 and 16 feet. The primary function of the intestines is to absorb nutrients and vitamins and to eliminate waste.

Soybean oil is one of the most widely used oils in the American diet, though many people may know it simply as “vegetable oil” on labels and ingredient lists. Because it is inexpensive, ...

Landmark study on glyphosate, 2,4-D and dicamba shows so-called safe exposure levels are not safe when ingested as a mixture. Report: Claire Robinson In response to the spread of glyphosate ...

A new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine found that the protein caspase-5 (CASP5), long thought to be a foot soldier in the body's defense against bacterial infection, does not actually ...

Allergies are usually associated with the immune system, genetics, and environmental factors. Increasingly, however, another element is appearing in this puzzle: the gut microbiota. A review of ...

The small intestine breaks down food and absorbs nutrients. It has tiny finger-like projections called villi that help absorb nutrients. Your small intestine is vital for digestion, breaking down food ...

The liver is located in the upper right-hand portion of the abdominal cavity, beneath the diaphragm, and on top of the stomach, right kidney, and intestines. Shaped like a cone, the liver is a dark ...