A University of Michigan School of Dentistry study has discovered a biological mechanism that preserves the gastrointestinal tracts in mice who were delivered lethal doses of chemotherapy (Nature, ...

FOUR children face having their large intestines removed because their dad has a rare genetic disease that causes cancer. Jason Brace, 41, was diagnosed with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis in his ...

Ischemic colitis reduces blood flow to the colon or large intestine. Mesenteric ischemia is a reduction in blood flow to the small intestine due to the narrowing of the arteries. Both conditions are ...

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