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.

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the ...

What Is a Pinworm Infection? A pinworm infection is an intestinal illness that's very common in elementary school-aged children. Pinworms are small, thin, pin-shaped worms that sometimes live in ...

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

Nagpur: An inquiry into the death of Megha Banarse (26) from Virli Budruk village in Lakhandur taluka of Bhandara district revealed that her small int.

A groundbreaking study published in Nature reveals how tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells in the small intestine take on ...

When norovirus is ingested, it initially infects the cells that line the small intestine. Researchers don’t know exactly how this infection then causes the symptoms of the disease. But a fascinating ...

Pathogenic intestinal protozoa are responsible for clinically important infections in both the developed ... protozoa that predominantly affect the small intestine, produce their most devastating ...

The child may also be given intravenous (IV) fluids to help prevent dehydration and antibiotics to prevent infection. During the surgery, which is called a Ladd procedure, the intestine is ...

Without the villi, your small intestine can’t get enough nutrients ... This is done to check the level of infection-fighting cells (antibodies) you have to gluten in your blood. People with celiac ...

Purdue University scientists isolated it from layers of tissue called small-intestine submucosa ... which erode over time and are prone to infection. Surgeons also have used material from cadavers to ...