Using a specially designed capsule, researchers can now voyage through the digestive system, collecting new data about digestion and microorganisms. The work by a team including researchers at the ...

A fantastic voyage through the body in a miniature vessel? You probably saw it in a science fiction movie. For patients with intestinal bleeding, it is a reality. Digital chips are so small that a ...

Tiny plastic particles are now found almost everywhere on Earth. Scientists have discovered them in oceans, rivers, soil, food, drinking water, and even inside the human body. These particles are so ...

An edible biohybrid makes swallowed nanoplastics clump inside the gut, reducing intestinal penetration and helping the body ...

Chemical digestion is one of the six main functions of your digestive system. This system consists of your digestive or gastrointestinal tract and accessory organs. During chemical digestion, your ...

Gastroenterologists say the visible corn in stool is usually the kernel’s indigestible outer shell, or pericarp, made of tough cellulose that humans lack enzymes to break down. While the inside of the ...

Experts say healthy skin may depend as much on gut health as skincare products. The growing science behind the “gut–skin axis” shows that digestion, inflammation and gut bacteria can influence acne, ...

Using new technology, researchers at UC Davis and Stanford University are able to study microbes and metabolism in different parts of the human digestive system for the first time. (Getty Images) Most ...

Chemical digestion occurs when the body uses enzymes to break down certain molecules, such as carbohydrates. This process allows the bloodstream to absorb smaller molecules to transport around the ...