Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. What did you have for breakfast today and where is that food now? Well, depending on how long ago you ...

The mouth starts the digestion process by breaking food down into a more easily digestible form. It does this through a combination of mechanical and chemical digestion. After people take food in ...

Understanding What "Detox" Really Means Generally, detox diets are promoted as quick fixes that "cleanse" the digestive ...

Researchers identified and characterized rare cell types in the esophagus, stomach and upper part of the small intestine, using single cell RNA sequencing. They provide detailed gene expression ...

A break in the mucus membrane lining of the digestive tract results in ulcers. The digestive tract is lined by mucus membrane. A break in the mucus membrane lining results in the formation of an ulcer ...

Winter rarely announces what it is doing to your body. It happens quietly. Meals start sitting heavier. You feel full for ...

Out of all the organs in the body, the gastrointestinal tract is the only organ to have evolved its only fully independent nervous system. That’s why this tract, which stretches from the mouth to the ...