Digested food is absorbed in the small intestine. This means that it passes through the wall of the small intestine and into the bloodstream. The blood then carries the useful substances around ...

More than 280,000 people in Germany have multiple sclerosis (MS) and approximately 15,000 new cases are diagnosed each year.

The small intestine is an incredibly dynamic environment ... each with its own specialized function. Most commonly, they each secrete a different hormone in response to external prompts such ...

Guido Hooiveld’s proof-of-concept study, examining how the small-intestine microbiota influences different blood glucose responses when people eat the same foods, will be enabled by his Global ...

Understanding the digestion process The goal of digestion is to provide the body with the nutrients it needs to function. Much of this absorption occurs in the small and large intestines ...