The gut microbiome is an important ecosystem of microbes that lives in each one of us, and its strength affects our overall health. However, the small intestine is an underappreciated part of the gut ...

Bacteria in the small intestine adapt dynamically to our nutritional state, with individual species disappearing and reappearing. Researchers have now been able to comprehensively study the bacteria ...

This story is part of a series exploring human anatomy and physiology complexities. Each story in this collection showcases discoveries reshaping our understanding of the body's inner workings, ...

Bacteria in the small intestine adapt dynamically to our nutritional state, with individual species disappearing and reappearing. Researchers at the University of Bern and University Hospital Bern ...

Exposure to bile in the upper small intestine (jejumum) facilitates changes in Shigella gene expression and biofilm formation. Reabsorption of bile in the lower small intestine (ileum) disperses the ...

Researchers found that in mice how much they ate and when altered the nature of their gut microbiome: too much food too frequently resulted in poorer microbial and metabolic health. An estimated 500 ...

Digestion is a process in our bodies that most of us take for granted -- we eat our food, and then let the body do it’s work. But if the digestive tract isn’t as healthy as it should be, it could ...