In an effort to learn more about astronaut health and the effects of space on the human body, NASA is conducting a new ...

British physician and microbiologist Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin nearly 100 years ago, was the first to warn ...

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Addressing one of the longstanding challenges in gastrointestinal drug delivery, Virginia Tech researchers have transformed gut bacteria into tiny protein factories. These engineered microbes ...

Probiotic drinks are gaining popularity for their potential to improve gut health and digestion. Probiotic... The post ...

Researchers identify a new player in human immunity that can go rogue and turn the immune system against the body’s own ...

Biologists converted gut bacteria into miniature protein factories that manufacture and release a sustained flow of targeted proteins inside the lower intestines. This technique solves one of the ...

"I've been having pain and UTI issues since I was eight or nine. That's how long I was gaslit into believing my searing pain was 'nothing.'" ...

Dusk had just settled on Mount Seymour when Christopher Won headed out of the lodge for a ski lesson. As the pastel ...

The intestinal epithelium is a highly dynamic barrier that regulates digestion, absorption, immune responses, and ...

Acting in the right place at the right time is the key to effective medical treatment with minimal side effects. However, this feat remains difficult to achieve. Biologists and chemists have now ...