The intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium is a vicious trespasser, hiding within the cells that line the gut and causing intestinal damage. "Cryptosporidium infections can be life-threatening, ...

Eating too quickly, having dinner late and drinking excessive water during meals are among the habits doctors say can harm ...

Few areas of the body face more daily stress and potential damage than the stomach, which must manage everything we swallow.

Human intestinal cell model enables precise detection of drug-induced barrier damage by National Research Council of Science and Technology edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' ...

Villi are tiny projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients from food. Diseases like celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease can damage villi and cause malabsorption. Villi are ...

There is a critical unmet need to help tighten and maintain a healthy intestinal barrier and treat a leaky gut. Researchers have now found that a unique strain of probiotic bacteria, Bifidobacterium ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 13, 2025) Study results published in Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology “suggest that combined [pesticide] exposure may further amplify the toxicity and compromise the ...