Researchers at Tel Aviv University have achieved a breakthrough in drug delivery: they have successfully transported lipid ...

The large intestine is the final part of the lower gastrointestinal tract and includes the caecum, appendix, colon, rectum and anal canal. The large intestine's function is to finish digestion of ...

Madurai: A five-month-old puppy that suffered from intussusception—a condition where the intestines get twisted—was saved by ...

Ever wondered how digestion happens in the body? The food we eat passes through four tubes: the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine and finally through the large intestine which is also called the ...

"Everything injected into the bloodstream is eventually ends up in the liver — that's just how our anatomy works," Professor ...

Absorption is a crucial part of the digestive process that brings the molecules from the digested food into the blood and, ultimately, the cells. Problems with your small or large intestine can affect ...

Ulcerative colitis affects daily life, but proper management can help maintain quality of life. Learn how to cope with this ...

What's left of the food goes into your large intestine. And guess what? It's about 15 feet shorter than the small intestine. Ironic, huh? But at three to four inches around, it's wider ...

With all the buzz surrounding fermented foods recently, most people probably know that there are "good" bacteria out in the ...

This study explores the effects of norfloxacin (NOR) on oxidative damage, iron (Fe) transport, energy metabolism, and immunotoxicity in the intestine of large yellow croaker under Fe stress. The fish ...