Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Villi are tiny projections in the small intestine that help absorb nutrients and aid digestion.Damage to your villi can lead to malabsorption and health issues ...

The US humorist Christopher Morley once described the human body as “an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing”. He wasn’t wrong: from our cardiovascular and lymphatic systems to our guts and urinary ...

In the depths of the ocean, marine corals have evolved intricate, porous structures that shelter diverse microbial communities.

High-voltage electrical pulses to the upper region of the small intestine in a minimally invasive procedure can significantly improve type 2 diabetes, researchers reported at the Digestive Disease ...