Bacteria that live peacefully in the human gut can aim molecular syringes at intestinal cells and fire proteins directly into ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered that bacteria can drive stem cell regeneration to repair the intestinal lining after injury—uncovering an unexpected way in which the gut ...

Researchers have solved a cellular mystery that may lead to better therapies for colorectal and other types of cancer. A professor of pediatrics-developmental biology and an assistant professor of ...

Psychological stress is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for certain health conditions, including cardiovascular ...

The interplay between the circadian clock, intestinal stem cell niche, and epithelial cell fate is shaping our understanding of how gut homeostasis and cellular regeneration are regulated. Recent ...

Salmonella, an infection that causes diarrhea, fever and abdominal pain, is the most common form of bacterial food poisoning ...

There are cells that line the intestine, and they form a crucial barrier that encloses the gut microbiome, and prevents ...

A recent study comparing young and aged mouse intestinal tissues revealed a delicate balance between IFN-γ signaling and ERK/MAPK signaling as crucial for maintaining the intestinal stem cell ...

Years before he conducted the research that would earn him a Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, was a postdoctoral scientist at Gladstone Institutes, studying genes.

The intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium is a vicious trespasser, hiding within the cells that line the gut and causing intestinal damage. "Cryptosporidium infections can be life-threatening, ...