It can take six hours for the small intestine to do its job. The nutrients are sucked from the inner surface of the small ...

The average person should begin screening for colon cancer around age 45 but consider screening earlier if you have inc ...

What's left of the food goes into your large intestine. And guess what? It's about 15 feet shorter than the small intestine. Ironic, huh? But at three to four inches around, it's wider ...

The month of March is usually a time to search for pots of gold while having too much to drink and suffering from recurring ...

Researchers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center have solved a cellular mystery that may lead to better therapies for colorectal and other types of cancer.

The study found that gastric cells in some individuals carried three copies of certain chromosomes, hinting toward exposure ...

What would you see if you peered inside a human small intestine? Here’s a glimpse at its structure, revealing a community of cells with different functions. A biopsy like this is generally very small ...