(Nanowerk News) Researchers at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) have made a significant breakthrough in the development of reliable in-vitro digestion models. This ...

A new $3.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant is helping University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) researchers delve into one of the body’s most fascinating processes ...

Scientists have developed a special capsule that people can take like a pill, and it will move through the digestive system collecting data on metabolism and digestion. The work has been reported in ...

New research finds there is significant variation in the anatomy of the human digestive system, with pronounced differences possible between healthy individuals. The finding has implications for ...

There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science ...

Cellulose is the primary component of the cell walls of plants, making it the most common polymer on Earth. It’s responsible for the properties of materials like wood and cotton and is the primary ...

LONDON — British scientists have built what they say is the world's first artificial stomach: a shiny, high-tech box that physically simulates human digestion. Constructed from sophisticated plastics ...

In the mysterious realm of human gut and digestion, where trillions of microscopic organisms orchestrate our wellbeing, certain foods emerge as master conductors of this grand biological symphony.

A mircobiologist at The University of Texas at Arlington is studying how fermented soybean products impact human digestive health. Woo-Suk Chang, assistant professor of biology, received a one-year, ...