The stomach is not the only one digesting lunch — so are microbes. Every time someone eats, an entire ecosystem inside their gut gets to work, breaking down food, absorbing nutrients and boosting the ...

Scientists have developed a powerful method that shows how microscopic plastics travel through digestive cells while those ...

The brown color of poop comes from the bile that is added by the liver to your bowl of cereal as it makes its way through the small intestine. The bile is changed by bacteria from green to brown.

Vanderbilt researchers, including those from the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, have made significant strides in understanding ...

Millions of people experience uncomfortable digestive symptoms after eating wheat products, yet many don’t understand why their bodies react so negatively to foods their ancestors consumed for ...