Weight loss and diabetes drugs target regulatory pathways involved in metabolism that the microbes in your gut and certain molecules from food already play a key role in regulating.

Bioengineers have created a platform that lets engineered biosensor bacteria pass safely through the gastrointestinal tract of an animal model.

A specially designed capsule can voyage through the digestive system, collecting new data about digestion and microorganisms.

Even small amounts of psyllium fiber protect against ulcerative colitis and suppresses inflammation, a new study with mice shows.

Climate change has a clear link to rising foodborne illnesses. Blackouts during heat waves and wildfires are a growing part of the problem.

Climate change has a clear link to rising foodborne illnesses. Blackouts during heat waves and wildfires are a growing part of the problem.

The answer is more complicated than you might think. It has to do with how your body gets rid of old red blood cells.

New smart toilet tech uses AI to check patient poop for chronic issues like inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel disease.

A Western diet high in sugar and fat may damage Paneth cells, part of the gut immune system. Is this damage reversible?

The genetics of inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, in African Americans differ from those in whites, new research finds.