Scientists have uncovered a gut-specific epigenetic aging mechanism that links inflammation and iron imbalance to cancer risk ...

Although the gut renews itself constantly, its stem cells accumulate age-related molecular changes that quietly alter how ...

Bowel cancer risk is influenced by several overlapping factors including age, weight and inflammation. This study is early stage biology, but it strengthens the idea that long term gut health is ...

Crypt-base-columnar cells are continuously dividing intestinal stem cells that generate IECs, which are composed by distinct specialised cell types that play different functions: Enterocytes (in the ...

Chemical and Biological Engineering PhD student Max Yavitt is the lead author on a new paper in Science Advancesthat focuses on intestinal tissue research. The work could allow researchers to control ...

The intestinal epithelium undergoes rapid renewal every 3–5 days, a process driven by intestinal stem cells (ISCs) located at ...

The study, “A nonredundant role for T cell-derived interleukin 22 in antibacterial defense of colonic crypts,” was published in Immunity. The team, led by Carlene L. Zindl, Ph.D., found that IL-22 ...

Pythons may hold the answer to another way to regrow our guts, a group of researchers led by the University of Texas at Arlington finds. In a recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the ...

Our intestine plays a vital role in absorbing nutrients and provides a protective barrier within the digestive tract. As a consequence of these functions, the epithelial cells lining the intestine are ...

As people live longer, the gut quietly accumulates damage that can tip the balance between healthy tissue renewal and chronic ...