New study shows that dysfunction of protective immune cells in GI tract may contribute to onset of inflammation in Crohn's disease.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This ...

Two small lymph nodes in the pancreatic tissue also drain the ... that have acquired peptides in the intestinal lumen or LP and migrated to the draining lymph nodes. Together, the local ...

However, it most commonly develops in the final section of the small intestine and colon. This type of IBD has become more common over time. In fact, around 1 million people in the United States ...

For the first time, the team observed glucose excretion in the small intestine, followed by its transport to the large intestine and rectum. "It was surprising to find that even individuals not taking ...

They found that, first, glucose is excreted in the "jejunum," a part of the small intestine, and is transported from there inside the gut to the large intestine and the rectum. "It was surprising ...

3 School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia Correspondence to Dr Erin R Shanahan, Gastroenterology Research, Level 5, ...

Small intestine duodenal biopsy showed a normal mucosa (Marsh 0) in 48 (60%) and mild abnormalities, represented by an increased intraepithelial lymphocyte number (Marsh 1) in 32 (40%). In contrast, ...

In their paper, titled “Metformin-regulated glucose flux from the circulation to the intestinal lumen,” the investigators ... a part of the small intestine, from where it is then transported ...

This time lapse footage shows that glucose is excreted in the "jejunum," a part of the small intestine ... flux from the circulation to the intestinal lumen, Communications Medicine (2025).