The past twenty years have seen gluten sensitivity transformed from a fringe concern into a mainstream cultural identity, ...
Is language core to thought, or a separate process? For 15 years, the neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko has gathered evidence of a ...
Having a job that makes you squirm is a daily reality for many unsung heroes. From handling foul smells to managing human ...
The digestive system is like a big food factory inside our bodies. Its job is to break down the food we eat into smaller pieces so that our bodies can absorb the nutrients from the food to help us ...
While we tend to think we know ourselves pretty well, the human body still has all sorts of ways to surprise us. The truth is ...
A mother-of-four has been left unable to open her mouth after decades of teeth grinding caused havoc with the muscles in her jaw—leaving her in agony and 'looking like an end stage cancer patient'.
"The first microbes that colonise a baby's gut are like the architects of the immune system," says Archita Mishra, senior ...
In a study appearing in Fossil Record, researchers Martin Ebert and Martina Kölbl-Ebert analyzed the remains of a unique fossil type: the decapitated head of Aspidorhynchus, with its gastrointestinal ...
What Is the Digestive System? The digestive system breaks down the food we eat into tiny parts to give us fuel and the nutrients we need to live. As food breaks down, we get amino acids from protein, ...
The diversity of digestive systems in the animal kingdom is a fascinating testament to the myriad ways life forms have adapted to thrive in their environments. These systems are intricately linked to ...