Bowel habits aren't exactly dinner-table talk. But they reflect how quickly the gut moves things along, and when that goes ...

Scientists studying genetic data from over a quarter million people have uncovered new clues about what controls how fast the gut moves. They identified multiple DNA regions linked to bowel movement ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. By analyzing bowel movement frequency in more than 268,000 people, researchers uncover how thiamine-processing genes shape gut motility, link constipation and diarrhea to ...

Brazilian magnetic capsules may expand access to gastrointestinal motility testing without radiation, but clinical validation ...

Bowel habits aren't exactly dinner-table talk. But they reflect how quickly the gut moves things along, and when that goes wrong people can experience constipation, diarrhoea, or irritable bowel ...

A large genetic study of more than 260,000 people, published in Gut, has identified DNA variants linked to how often people have bowel movements, offering new insight into gut motility. Alongside ...

Motility disorders are conditions that affect the movement of food and waste through the digestive tract. There are many types of motility disorder and they can impact any part of the digestive tract, ...

Motility disorders are disorders where the gastrointestinal tract has lost its ability to coordinate the muscles that perform common functions, such as swallowing or moving food and waste through the ...

Maternal health and other events occurring during pregnancy determine the health outcomes in offspring. Pre-natal infections are a major risk factor contributing to compromised intestinal barrier ...

The Neuro-Gastroenterology and Pediatric Motility Center is a nationally recognized institution, one of the few in the country that is dedicated to diagnosing and treating motility disorders and neuro ...

A research team at Toho University has revealed that ferulic acid (FA), a polyphenol abundant in rice bran, suppresses intestinal smooth muscle contractions by inhibiting voltage-dependent calcium ...