Digestive System

The digestive system is the series of tubelike organs that convert our meals into body fuel. There are about 30 feet (9 ...
Medical Xpress

Timing matters: How noncanonical clock regulators help digestive organs adapt to stress and disease

The digestive system's rhythms are controlled by body clock genes, as well as lesser-known regulators called noncanonical clock regulators. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine aimed to ...
Nature

Defining the biogeographical map and potential bacterial translocation of microbiome in human ‘surface organs’

Surface organs (organs with direct or indirect contact with the ambient air), including the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract (GI), and skin, are the largest organs in human body with widespread ...
EurekAlert!

Google Earth’ for human organs made available online

An international team of scientists and clinicians has announced, in Science Advances, the launch of a new open-access 3D portal that allows users to explore intact human organs in unprecedented ...