Doctors will typically diagnose short bowel syndrome early in life or from surgery required due to another health condition ...

Treatment for short bowel syndrome varies by stage and may include intravenous (IV) nutrition, feeding tubes, dietary changes ...

A new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine found that the protein caspase-5 (CASP5), long thought to be a foot soldier in the body's defense ...

A small study found that people with obesity who lost at least 15% of their body weight on tirzepatide and then received the ...

A new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine found that the protein caspase-5 (CASP5), long thought to be a foot ...

A new gut microbiome study of bears in eastern North Carolina expands our understanding of microbial ecosystems in omnivores ...

Amazon’s new health programs spotlight rising demand for personalized nutrition. As gut microbiome science advances, interest ...

Researchers aim to develop a swallowable smart pill that temporarily operates in the gut to gently adjust nerve activity linked to stress.

Scientists explain how tiny gut bacteria influence your body’s health and why many animals on Earth are still waiting to be discovered.

People with celiac disease have lower levels of fiber-metabolizing gut microbes. In a celiac disease mouse model, adding inulin fiber and specific bacteria reduced gut inflammation.

Experiments in mice and human tissue indicate that a reduction in bacteria living in the large intestine decreases mucus production and affects nutrient absorption, particularly in older adults.

What began as an unexpected observation and “side effect” of some medications converged with decades of addiction neuroscience: GLP-1 receptor agonist medications like Ozempic apparently reduce ...