Villi are tiny projections in the small intestine that absorb nutrients from food. Diseases like celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease can damage villi and cause malabsorption. Villi are ...

Tourists visiting an unfamiliar city would have a hard time finding their way around if they were using nothing but a topological map, no matter how detailed. Most tourist maps, therefore, highlight ...

Researchers have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This partially irreversible change may help mice support a pregnancy and prepare for a second. Researchers at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Your small intestine is lined with tiny protrusions called villi that play a big role in digestion. Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science ...

This story is part of a series exploring human anatomy and physiology complexities. Each story in this collection showcases discoveries reshaping our understanding of the body's inner workings, ...

Tourists visiting an unfamiliar city would have a hard time finding their way around if they were using nothing but a topological map, no matter how detailed. Most tourist maps, therefore, highlight ...

The lining of your small intestine, the tissue that separates half-digested food from your bloodstream, is only one cell thick — and by the end of this week, almost none of the cells reading this ...

Recreating the intricate structure of the human intestine in a laboratory could give scientists a better way to study disease and potential treatments — while reducing their reliance on animal ...