Exposure of a model human colon to metal oxide nanoparticles, at levels that could be present in foods, consumer goods, or treated drinking water, led to multiple, measurable differences in the normal ...

DNA variations tied to vitamin B1 processing help explain why higher thiamine intake is linked to more frequent bowel movements in many people.

Dear Doctors: I’m a 77-year-old man and was having trouble with hard stools. My doctor suggested a stool softener. It worked for about a week, but then I developed diarrhea. Over-the-counter diarrhea ...

Knocking out a single gene reprograms part of the large intestine to function like the nutrient-absorbing small intestine. In a preclinical study, Weill Cornell Medicine investigators showed that the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The molecular switch that allows people to feel the heat of chili peppers is a promising new target for drugs against irritable bowel syndrome, British researchers said on Tuesday.