A team of researchers has developed a "gut-on-chip" (a miniature model of the human intestine on a chip-sized device) capable ...

IEO and Politecnico di Milano have developed a “gut-on-chip” capable of predicting the response to immunotherapy in patients ...

Growing human organs in laboratories has rapidly moved from the annals of fiction into the realm of actual science. But ...

Researchers find that tiny plastic particles increase the absorption of environmental arsenic and pesticides in lettuce and human intestinal cells, raising new safety concerns about plastic pollution.

Recent studies reveal micro and nanoscale plastics in soil and water increase toxic chemical absorption in plants and human cells, raising food safety concerns.

Fecal microbiota transplantation with an anaerobic cultivated human intestinal microbiome failed to improve gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with systemic sclerosis, a phase 2 study showed.

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers Health ...

In a breakthrough for the advanced study of gut health, scientists have developed a 3D microscopic version of the human intestines condensed into a small chip about half the size of a five-cent coin.

In the animal kingdom, the vertebrate intestine is renowned for its regenerative capacity, a vital process for maintaining ...