A gene that keeps intestinal stem cells stable offers insight into how tissues repair themselves

Years before he conducted the research that would earn him a Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, Shinya Yamanaka, MD, ...
STAT

Scientists create a synthetic lining for the intestine to make delivering drugs easier

Scientists have created a synthetic small intestinal lining designed to treat certain digestive diseases or make it easier for the body to absorb certain drugs — all contained in a solution that one ...
Forbes

You May Think You Know Your Small Intestine

This story is part of a series exploring human anatomy and physiology complexities. Each story in this collection showcases discoveries reshaping our understanding of the body's inner workings, ...
The Manila Times

VivoSim Platform Predicts Gastrointestinal Toxicity (Diarrhea) in an AI Model Trained on Human Intestinal Model Results - Without Animal Testing

VivoSim’s NAMkind™ Intestinal Model combined with AI prediction tools yields high-accuracy results. SAN DIEGO, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VivoSim Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: V ...
GEN

First Spatial Map of the Intestine at the Single-Cell Level

The research projects in Michael Snyder, PhD’s lab at Stanford cover a wide range of interests; COVID-19, the NASA twin study, and personal omics profiling to name some examples. Another interest of ...
Science Daily

The small intestine adapt its size according to nutrient intake

Resizing of the intestine is a highly conserved strategy employed by a wide range of organisms to cope with fluctuation in nutrient availability. Nevertheless, very little is known about the ...
The Conversation

Poop has been an easy target for microbiome research, but voyages into the small intestine shed new light on ways to improve gut health

Microbiome research to date has been much like the parable of the blind men and the elephant. How much can be said about an elephant by examining just its tail? Researchers have studied what is most ...

Effective cholesterol absorption from the intestine may increase the risk of serious cardiac events

The way in which the body processes cholesterol affects the risk of cardiovascular diseases. LDL cholesterol is obtained from saturated fats in food and from hepatic cholesterol synthesis. Its ...
WebMD

Resection Surgery for Crohn's Disease

Biologic drugs have made it easier to manage Crohn's disease, but surgery is still sometimes needed. Almost half of people with Crohn's will need surgery within 10 years after their diagnosis, even if ...
Nature

A pioneering microbiome model for the small intestine

What drew you into gut microbiome research? I work with people who suffer from functional gastrointestinal disorders and have a myriad of symptoms, many which change over time. These diseases are ...