In between are the oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestines and rectum. Together, they do a pretty impressive job of processing food, extracting nutrients from it and packaging up the waste ...

The well-studied NF-κB signaling system is a key mediator of the inflammatory response. Large-scale sequencing studies in ...

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He adds that “90 percent of bowel endometriosis cases involve the pelvic portion of large intestine (the rectum ... and ileum (final segment of the small intestine).” The bowel is the second ...

Villous atrophy occurs when your intestinal villi—the microscopic, finger-like tentacles that line the wall of your small intestine—erode away, leaving a virtually flat surface. Celiac disease, an ...

Sphincters are ring-shaped muscles that open and close to regulate the flow of substances, like food, liquid, and waste, through passages in the body. There are over 60 types of sphincters in the ...

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“More hands make for lighter work.” “Two heads are better than one.” “The more the merrier.” These adages speak to the potential groups have to be more productive, creative, and motivated than ...