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 ...

Your heart's will to beat, to keep going, is incredibly strong. If the heart fails, so does everything else… Because it's your heart's job to deliver to every cell, to every nook and cranny of ...

Researchers say they have discovered an entirely new class of life inside the human body, and it is very similar to a virus.

Recent studies reveal that the human appendix plays roles in gut microbiota restoration and immunity, contrary to its ...

In the animal kingdom, the vertebrate intestine is renowned for its regenerative capacity, a vital process for maintaining ...

Because we have a digestive system! …a series of organs that break food down in a useful way for the body. And it gets rid of all the body's waste as well! The food we eat has to be broken down ...

Overall, scientific evidence suggests that probiotics can be a valuable tool in preventing gut diseases and improving ...

A marine animal snacked on some sea lilies that did not agree with its stomach—and we now know what happened next Margherita Bassi Two comb jellies can merge their digestive and nervous systems ...