Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) — produced in the colon by bacterial fermentation of dietary carbohydrates — have considerable cytoprotective properties, although the mechanisms behind this phenomenon ...

They make up less than one-hundredth of 1 percent of the microbes that live in the colon, but the bacteria and archaea that sop up hydrogen in the gut are fundamental to colon health. In a new study, ...

Distinctly different microbial signatures across ileal and colonic mucosa both precede and predict Crohn's disease recurrence in patients who achieve surgical remission. "Using several of the taxa ...

Amebic Colitis is caused by the anaerobic parasitic amoebozoan Entameba histolytica. This bacterium infects the mucosa in the colon and accounts for 100,000 deaths annually. The parasite infects 10% ...

In a recent study published in the Nutrients journal, researchers in the United States investigated the association between caffeine, coffee consumption, and the colonic microbiome. Study: The ...

A colonoscopy technique involving repeat intubation of the sigmoid colon significantly improves detection of adenomas compared with conventional colonoscopy evaluations, new research showed. “After ...

Q: A woman in our book club said she got a tattoo inside her intestines. Is this a real thing? A: The colon (large intestine) is about 5 feet long, and although it is mostly "anchored" to the back ...

Gastrointestinal tumors remain a global health challenge, with high incidence and mortality. Among them, colorectal cancer (CRC) carries the heaviest ...