Evolution is slow, but with the right experimental set-up—and enough time to spare—you can watch nature do its methodical ...

Women are more likely to suffer pain from irritable bowel syndrome due to their hormones, according to a new study. Previous ...

Scientists have discovered that oestrogen activates pathways in the colon that trigger pain and make the female gut more ...

An international research team, including scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, ...