To present the pioneering concept, Peer and his team encoded the anti-inflammatory protein interleukin-10 into mRNA and ...

Crohn’s disease is a chronic condition that causes irritation and inflammation of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The disease most often affects the small and large intestine. However ...

Step inside Asst. Prof. Sam Light’s lab to learn how scientists are mapping the incredible network of microbes living inside ...

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have achieved a breakthrough in drug delivery: they have successfully transported lipid nanoparticles encapsulating messenger RNA (mRNA) to the immune system of the ...

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 ...

This type causes inflammation in the final section of your small intestine, known as the ileum, as well as in your colon (large intestine). The ileum absorbs water, carbohydrates, proteins ...

It is a chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), affecting the large intestine, also known as the colon. Bloating occurs when inflammation and ulcers affect the digestive process. Although ...

Viet Duc University Hospital in Hanoi reported on Wednesday that its doctors successfully treated a patient with a perforated ...

"Not only were we able to deliver an mRNA-based anti-inflammatory drug directly to the inflamed intestine and improve all markers of colitis and Crohn's disease, but we also transformed the immune ...

Samples were taken from both their small and large bowel ... types of immune cells in their small intestine. These cells also "showed signs of pro-inflammatory activity”, said Maria Lampinen ...