There are 100 million neurons scattered along the gastrointestinal tract that are directly in the line of fire of gut infections. While damage to these neurons by intestinal pathogens could ...

Researchers from the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine have published the results of a new study that could help develop better treatment strategies bacterial gastrointestinal infections ...

The number of reported gastrointestinal infection outbreaks more than halved during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, compared with the previous 5-year average, while lab ...

The human digestive system has a dual nature of being tough and very delicate at the same time. Each food piece that we eat ...

There are clear signs of viral infections that you need to be aware of. Here are the most common ones and know how the viral ...

The number of gastrointestinal infection (GI) outbreaks in England more than halved during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with a 5-year average, a study found. Several factors ...

Non-antibiotic drugs can alter the microbiome and increase the risk of gut infections in surprising ways, a new Nature study shows. A new study examining the effects of sleep patterns and shift work ...

Irritable bowel syndrome, otherwise known as IBS, may be the result of an abdominal infection that triggers an allergic response, according to The New England Journal of Medicine. The journal noted ...

Dientamoeba fragilis is an intestinal protozoan parasite with a global distribution, whose role in gastrointestinal illness remains a topic of active investigation. Over recent decades, it has been ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is primarily a respiratory disease, as its causative agent, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), will typically infect epithelial ...