(Marsell Gorska Gautier/E+/Getty Images) No one expected her abdominal pain after childbirth to have such an extraordinary ...

According to a new study, slowing the aging of your intestines may be vital to slowing overall aging. An experiment on zebrafish showed that if the aging of just that one organ was slowed through DNA ...

Researchers sheds light on a face-off in the intestines between the immune system and a bacterial pathogen whose family members cause gastrointestinal disease and the plague. The team's insights may ...

In this quick science lesson, I challenge you to touch your stomach and then reveal that most people are actually pointing to ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that chemical signals produced by gut bacteria work together to control intestinal ...

The intestine is among the most regenerative tissues in the body; however, aging triggers various changes that collectively diminish its regenerative capacity. Consequently, the intestine becomes more ...

Scientists produced 3-D looks at shark’s guts. By Veronique Greenwood The inside of a shark is full of curiosities, starting with rows of hardworking teeth that can be replaced by fresh ones ...

A hernia can cause constipation. A hernia may lead to a partial or total blockage of the intestines, which can result in constipation. However, a total blockage requires immediate medical attention. A ...

In 1920, Serbian-born inventor Nikola Tesla designed and patented what he called a “valvular conduit”: a pipe whose internal design ensures that a fluid will flow in one preferred direction, with no ...