It makes knowing the signs of a developing medical condition and taking steps to prevent it all the more valid. Below, we ...

New research highlights that apples, rich in fiber and pectin, improve colon health, aiding digestion and general well-being.

Crohn’s disease-related inflammation can sometimes lead to intestinal blockage ... Some tumors, including those from colon cancer, grow slowly and may cause gradual symptoms that worsen over ...

Colon cancer develops when tumorous growths form in the large intestine. It often produces no symptoms in the early stages, but people should see a doctor if they notice persistent changes in ...

Intestinal stem cells are multipotent adult stem cells, which in mammals reside in the base of the crypts of the adult intestine. Intestinal stem cells continuously self-renew by dividing and ...

However, the role and mechanism of iron in the phase of enteritis and the subsequent repairing phase of intestinal stem cells has not been ... Mice were sacrificed at day 7. Colon tissues were removed ...

The sigmoid colon — the part of the large intestine nearest to the rectum — tends to be more “free floating” than other parts of the colon, says Dr. Alyson Cunningham, a colorectal surgeon ...

About 107,320 new cases of colon cancer (54,510 in men and 52,810 in women) About 46,950 new cases of rectal cancer (27,950 in men and 19,000 in women) The rate of people being diagnosed with colon or ...

The SMILES molecular formula and 2D structure diagram ... blot analysis of colon tissues and organoids from mice. Moreover, in TNBS-induced mice and TNF-α-induced colonic organoids, the inhibitory ...

Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the interior (lumen) of the small intestine. The primary function of villi is to absorb nutrients from food and transfer ...

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