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.

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.

A bioluminescent capsule tests levels of bile salt hydrolase in the gut and its creators say its findings suggest the power of probiotics.

Although cells in a healthy esophagus can't bind to SARS-CoV-2, esophageal cells from patients with Barrett's esophagus have receptors for the virus.

Cells that researchers don't usually think of as having to do with the immune system may actually play a key early role in alerting the body to infection.

Consuming a fructose-heavy diet increases the likelihood of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBD, according to new findings in mice.