E. coli outbreaks in food are making headlines, prompting questions about how to stay safe from the bacteria that can cause ...

US researchers have found that Salmonella manipulates gut conditions to survive by disrupting nutrient absorption, aiding its ...

Nucleic acids like DNA and RNA in the diet are first broken down by enzymes produced in the pancreas, resulting in purine ...

Health providers have offered sage advice regarding what to do if you are infected by a severe strain of E. Coli.

or who have part of their gastrointestinal tracts (parts of their intestine, or their pancreas, or even stomach) removed due ...

A new UC Davis Health study has uncovered how Salmonella bacteria, a major cause of food poisoning, can invade the gut even ...

Salmonella, a leading source of food poisoning, can enter the gut even in the presence of beneficial bacteria, according to a ...

Whole potatoes contain a carbohydrate called resistant starch. Unlike simple carbohydrates in pasta and white rice, resistant ...

During that conversation, Hailey shared her decision to become an organ donor, and that she had joined the Michigan Organ ...

University of Queensland researchers have developed a new class of oral painkillers to suppress chronic abdominal pain that is based on the peptide hormone oxytocin that drives childbirth contractions ...

Prep for colonoscopy usually involves a laxative beverage to clean you out before providers examine the bowels. Here’s what ...

Less than 1% of infants are born with short bowel syndrome, which happens when either the large or small intestine doesn’t ...