A new MIT study confirms that a simple amino acid is behind strengthening the gut. Here is which everyday foods that have ...

For many people living with HIV, today's treatments can suppress the virus and dramatically improve health. But even when HIV ...

Villi are tiny projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients from food. Diseases like celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease can damage villi and cause malabsorption. Villi are ...

There is a critical unmet need to help tighten and maintain a healthy intestinal barrier and treat a leaky gut. Researchers have now found that a unique strain of probiotic bacteria, Bifidobacterium ...

Neotame was recently found to have no impact on appetite. But within weeks, researchers have deemed the same artificial sweetener capable of damaging the human intestine and causing illness. It’s been ...

Most people with ulcers and other gastrointestinal symptoms never develop neurological problems. But some 80 percent of people with Parkinson's disease have GI problems, such as acid reflux, irritable ...

Animal models have enabled us to learn an incredible amount of new information about human biology, health, and disease. But these animals can't always serve as a reliable example of the human body.