This diagram represents a presurgical mouse digestive system. To encourage bile acid absorption and recirculation, the common bile duct is disconnected from the duodenum and reconnected at the ileum.

We have brain cells in a very unexpected place in our bodies, our digestive tract. Known as the enteric nervous system, these neurons are commonly referred to as our 'second brain', but a new ...

Genetic differences in the immune system shape the collections of bacteria that colonize the digestive system, according to new research by scientists at the University of Chicago.

Our gut health is important for digestive and immune function. What we eat can affect the immune cells in the gut. Researchers observe in mice how a diet high in fat and sugar may disrupt immune ...

A new study in mice explains how the intestines are capable of letting nutrients through to the rest of ... possess two intestines — the small and the large — as part of their digestive system.

Using genetically altered mice, UMass researchers identified a molecular pathway that plays a major role in maintaining the smooth muscle tone of the digestive system. The study aims to help drug ...

For more than two decades, Evans’ lab has studied Farnesoid X receptor (FXR), a master regulator protein that senses bile acids (BAs) delivered to the digestive system to help digest food and ...

Stress might be just as unhealthy as junk food to digestive system. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2017 / 10 / 171016142449.htm ...

Viruses in blood lead to digestive problems Mouse study provides clues to sudden onset of digestive woes Date: October 4, 2018 Source: Washington University School of Medicine ...

Health Intestine cell transplant may one day help ease digestive issues. Patches of intestinal tissue grown from the cells of mice contract similarly to the muscles in the digestive tract.