With every bite of food we take, our intestinal immune system must make a big decision. Tasked with defending us from foreign ...

For example, if it's discovered that the ileum (small intestine) is involved in addition to the colon, you will be diagnosed with ileocolitis—one of the four other forms of Crohn's. If other areas are ...

Dr. Parul Shukla, a colon and rectal surgeon with Northwell Health, said there’s a key piece of advice he always gives patients when it comes to preventing colorectal cancer. And while it might ...

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Season 5 history: The Land Girls and the Women's Land Army. James Herriot’s adventures as a veterinarian in the 1930’s Yorkshire Dales get a glorious new adaptation in a TV series based on his ...

Although the small intestine makes up the largest part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, small intestine cancers are rare in the United States. In fact, they account for fewer than 1 in 10 cancers ...

It is clear that aside from EGF, other ligands of the family, including Neuregulin 1 (NRG1), have distinct roles in supporting the function of intestinal stem cells through the ErbB pathway. Figure 2.