South Texas Health System is raising awareness about the importance of colon health. STHS spokesperson Tom Castañeda visited ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In 1988, President Ronal Reagan declared May National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month, and since then ...

Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are crucial for protecting against bacterial infection in people with compromised immune systems, report investigators. Their work shows that a network of immune cells ...

The gall bladder is seldom brought up in conversation until it is out of order. This little, pear-shaped organ lies just under the liver and is the ma.

The human body undergoes numerous changes throughout life, with many significant transitions occurring during the decade of the 40s. Among these changes, the decrease in digestive enzyme production ...

Plastics are not inert: they gradually break into fragments over time, forming micro- and then nanoplastics (i.e., particles ...

Eleven-year-old Juliet Williams stood before a small group of pre-kindergarten students Thursday on the second floor of Episcopal School of Acadiana Lower School in Lafayette. "Welcome to the ...

Kiwis are a powerhouse of vitamins that can help keep your heart and digestive system healthy. Eating kiwis can also increase the amount of protective plant compounds you consume. Kiwis are small ...

Exposure to low doses of nanoplastics can alter gut barrier integrity, gut microbiota composition and liver function in a diet-dependant way. Learn more.