The connection between the human liver and the intestine is unique, and the “gut-liver axis” plays a vital role in regulating liver disease pathology. When homeostasis is disturbed, changes in dietary ...

When parts of the small intestine are diseased or die, the treatment can involve surgically removing the affected tissue. Although lifesaving, the procedure - referred to as a radical small bowel ...

Researchers at Kobe University have discovered that gut microbes that were thought to feed exclusively on dietary fiber also metabolize sugar that the body transfers from the circulation into the ...

In the absence of registry data, it is impossible to know the precise incidence and prevalence of short bowel syndrome in the United States. On the basis of European data, the incidence of total ...

Soy protein β-conglycinin increases the production of short-chain fatty acids by intestinal bacteria, which slows the progression of heart failure. A research team from the Nagoya University Graduate ...