The reductions in NIH funding and staff are happening at a time when colorectal cancer cases have been rising among younger ...

Part of the HHS transformation involves decreasing the NIH workforce by about 1,200 “by centralizing procurement, human resources ... bowel movements and mucus in her stool – were probably ...

Experts explain the role that the bacteria plays in our gut, and how research suggests supplementing our bodies with it could ...

Randee’s cancer had metastasized. When her doctor tested her for the PIK3CA gene mutation, she was able to make informed ...

Prior to 2006, scientists were aware of about 200 species of bacteria in our colon, but assumed they were “just along for the ride” and that they didn’t contribute to human health ... diarrhea and ...

What is Akkermansia? Akkermansia muciniphila is a beneficial strain of probiotic bacteria that lives in the mucus that covers ...

Cholera is a scourge of antiquity believed to have affected human populations dating back ... As diarrhea progresses, it may become clear with white mucus, giving it the classic appearance of ...

Mucus also lubricates the colon and helps stool pass easily ... to adversely impact the colon and small intestine in humans.' They also suggested that inhaling microplastics could increase ...