The mycobacteria that typically cause lung tuberculosis (TB) can also cause gastrointestinal (GI) TB. This condition typically requires prompt treatment with anti-tuberculous drugs. GI TB can involve ...

Being an important part of the human anatomy for digestion and absorbing nutrients from the food intake, the Being an important part of the human anatomy for digestion and absorbing nutrients from the ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune condition that mainly affects a person’s joints. However, RA can also cause symptoms that affect the gastrointestinal (GI) system, such as nausea, ...

The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing inflammation and infections. Among these molecules are lectins—proteins that ...

Two Texas Tech Health El Paso gastroenterology researchers are receiving recognition for their clinical investigation of an electronic capsule that wirelessly relays important information about a ...

Intraepithelial lymphocytosis is an elevated white blood cell count in your gastrointestinal tract. It can be a sign of celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, or other gastrointestinal conditions. The ...

When people swallow a pill, they expect the medicine to quickly reach the source of their pain or illness, but how well medications can be absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract is variable.

Scientists headed by a team at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have developed a new approach to drug design that can deliver therapeutics directly to a specific part of the gastrointestinal ...

Plastics were discovered in 1950 and, since then, have remained some of the most widely used materials in the world. Increased demand for plastics has led to the accumulation of these materials in ...

Unlike most GI cancers, GIST starts in supportive stromal tissue, not surface cells, and is classified as a sarcoma, says Dr. Weijing Sun. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a rare type of ...