With every bite of food we take, our intestinal immune system must make a big decision. Tasked with defending us from foreign ...

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have achieved a breakthrough in drug delivery: they have successfully transported lipid ...

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 ...

Pathogen-fighting immune cells go through a surprising transformation and relocation as they fight infections in the gut.

Pathogen-fighting immune cells called tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells (TRM cells) go through a surprising transformation -- and relocation -- as they fight infections in the small intestine.

Scientists have used advanced X-ray phase-contrast tomography (XPCT) to uncover how gut health may influence Alzheimer’s disease.

The human immune system is like an army of specialized soldiers (immune cells) each with a unique role to play in fighting ...

An IBEC-led study describes the development of an innovative method to control the formation of crypt-like structures and ...

The authors examine the role of Numb, a Notch inhibitor, in intestinal stem cell self-renewal in Drosophila during homeostasis and regeneration. This is an important study providing evidence of a Numb ...

Researchers have pinpointed an intestinal protein that influences gut microbes, causing the body to become intolerant to ...