Investigators have identified a component in the intestine that plays a critical role in repairing damaged tissue. Investigators at Cedars-Sinai and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) ...

Investigators at Cedars-Sinai and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified a component in the intestine that plays a critical role in repairing damaged tissue. Scientists ...

Ischemic colitis reduces blood flow to the colon or large intestine. Mesenteric ischemia is a reduction in blood flow to the small intestine due to the narrowing of the arteries. Both conditions are ...

The mesentery is an organ that attaches all the digestive organs in the abdomen. It connects much of the intestines to the back abdominal wall, holding them in place when a person stands upright. The ...

When it comes to intestines, it sure seems like two are better than one. I asked my friend Franck Carbonero why that is. He’s a microbiologist at Washington State University. He studies the bacteria ...

In this White Paper, MatTek, now part of Sartorius, details a highly differentiated 3D small-intestine tissue model that uses primary human stem cells to provide a more accurate alternative to animal ...