Altered intestinal barrier function is postulated to be a central predisposing factor to intestinal diseases, including inflammatory bowel diseases and food allergies. However, the mechanisms involved ...

From Ayurveda to the teachings of Hippocrates, medicine's earliest traditions advanced a belief that the gut was the foundation of all health and disease. It wasn't until recently, however, that ...

A research team led by the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna has investigated a possible link between ...

32 Biosciences, a gastrointestinal (GI)-focused biotechnology company pioneering gut mucosal-immune science to prevent and treat GI diseases, today announced that it will officially launch its $40 ...

The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing ...

The intestinal mucosa absorbs nutrients, water, and electrolytes in a controlled manner–while simultaneously keeping out toxins, allergens, and some bacteria. When this barrier is damaged, it is ...

EVER since Réaumur, more than two centuries ago, discovered that gastric juice digests meat, men have asked: "Why doesn't the stomach digest itself?" There are two answers to this question. One is, of ...