An introduction to the amazing functions of the human body's digestive system. An introduction to the amazing functions of the human body's digestive system. Our continued survival as individuals and ...

This comprehensive review synthesizes a decade of human and animal research to explain how the gut and brain communicate ...

Your liver is essential to your good health. The liver is an important part of the digestive system. It performs more than 300 different function in the human body. Learn more about the liver.

Your body’s biliary system encompasses your bile ducts, gallbladder, and the associated digestive structures. This system works together to move bile, also called digestive fluid, through your system ...

Your autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the part of your central nervous system (CNS) that controls unconscious activities like breathing and digestion. This system is always working, whether or not ...

On World Digestive Health Day, which is a reminder that a healthy digestive system is the key to overall health and quality life, we spoke to Dr Subhasish Mazumder, who is the senior Director of ...

Chemical digestion occurs when the body uses enzymes to break down certain molecules, such as carbohydrates. This process allows the bloodstream to absorb smaller molecules to transport around the ...

There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science ...