There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science ...

This has led to a boom in research over the past 15 years, delivering significant insights into the mix of microorganisms inhabiting the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract, their effect on health and ...

Our digestive system provides us with one of the essential functions of life, Nutrition, which helps to provide us with energy and provides our body with building blocks to create new body cells from.

The digestive system is the series of tubelike organs that convert our meals into body fuel. There are about 30 feet (9 meters) of these convoluted pipeworks, starting with the mouth and ending with ...

Probiotics support healthy body systems from your mouth to your gut, and help control harmful microorganisms like germs. At the right levels, probiotics aid digestion and improve nutrient absorption.

The whole point of taking a vacation is that it’s meant to be relaxing; a blissful time away, when all you have to worry about is what you want for lunch, or whether you’d rather lounge by the beach ...

A specialized system of ducts transports bile and enzymes from the liver and pancreas to the intestine. In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown how this ductal system ...