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 ...

After every meal, the intestines perform an action called peristalsis - moving food through their hollow interiors with coordinated contractions and relaxations of the smooth muscle. For more than a ...

Researchers in the US have developed a platform that allows wireless ingestible devices to be tracked in 3D as they travels through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, which may provide a cheaper, less ...