Your gut is a battleground. The cells that line your small intestine have to balance two seemingly contradictory jobs: ...

V-161, a novel compound targeting the Na+ -V-ATPase enzyme in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE), significantly ...

Drinking alcohol can irritate the intestinal tract and speed up digestion, increasing your risk of diarrhea. Here’s why and ...

A recent study by a team from Chiba University has demonstrated a promising approach for fighting antibiotic resistance by identifying a compound, V-161, that inhibits a sodium-pumping enzyme critical ...

Colon cancer remains one of the most prevalent yet often undetected forms of cancer, developing silently in the large ...

When is food simply nourishing and enjoyable, and when does it provoke an allergic reaction? The answer appears to lie in the ...

Pathogen-fighting immune cells called tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells (TRM cells) go through a surprising transformation -- and relocation -- as they fight infections in the small intestine.

This discovery sheds light on how tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells adapt to their location in the body, ensuring a ...

The human immune system is like an army of specialized soldiers (immune cells) each with a unique role to play in fighting ...

After months of stomach pain and bottles of ulcer medicine, you are scheduled for an endoscopy. A gastroenterologist will ...