It was the ancient Greeks who first divided the 20-foot length of the small intestine into three parts: The duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum. However, the organ may finally be ready for an update: ...

Tourists visiting an unfamiliar city would have a hard time finding their way around if they were using nothing but a topological map, no matter how detailed. Most tourist maps, therefore, highlight ...

The human small intestine is an essential organ that helps us absorb nutrients and vitamins from food. It is an average of 6 meters long and is covered with millions of villi that are separated by ...

Calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) and peptide transporter 1 (PepT1) have been implicated in protein sensing in the gut, although the mechanisms are poorly understood. We find that, in the small ...

The gut microbiome is an important ecosystem of microbes that lives in each one of us, and its strength affects our overall health. However, the small intestine is an underappreciated part of the gut ...

Intestinal motility, defined as the motor patterns of the digestive tract involving coordinated contractions and relaxations of the smooth muscle layers, has been directly linked to constipation 16.