Blood tests can be highly suggestive of a celiac disease diagnosis, but small bowel biopsies remain the definitive way to ...

I’ve been diagnosed with silent celiac disease at the late age of 62, but I probably had it for decades. (It may have led to ...

Inability to absorb nutrients can lead to symptoms such as diarrhea and weight loss, but symptoms can also be very subtle.

I’ve been diagnosed with silent celiac disease at the late age of 62, but I probably had it for decades. (It may have led to my serious osteoporosis.) A biopsy revealed totally flattened villi. I am ...

Blood tests can be highly suggestive of a celiac disease diagnosis, but small bowel biopsies remain the definitive way to ...

Scientists used high-resolution 3D X-ray imaging to uncover major structural and immune changes in the gut of Alzheimer's ...

Scientists have used advanced X-ray phase-contrast tomography (XPCT) to uncover how gut health may influence Alzheimer’s disease.

Your gut is a battleground. The cells that line your small intestine have to balance two seemingly contradictory jobs: absorbing nutrients from food, while keeping a wary eye out for pathogens trying ...

Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the interior (lumen) of the small intestine. The primary function of villi is to absorb nutrients from food and transfer ...

The human immune system is like an army of specialized soldiers (immune cells) each with a unique role to play in fighting disease. In a new study published in Nature, led by scientists at the Allen ...

Pathogen-fighting immune cells called tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells (TRM cells) go through a surprising transformation—and relocation—as they fight infections in the small intestine.