The study sheds light on how the digestive system varies with every person, and how it can determine health and how the microbial ecosystem is made. According to a recent study, the human digestive ...

Forget what you were told in biology class, as researchers have classified a brand-new organ inside the human body. The mesentery was long-believed to be made up of separate structures, but a new ...

a) In order to keep alive and to carry on their various life activities such as ingestion, digestion, absorption, respiration, movement, circulation, co-ordination, secretion, excretion and ...

This third article in our series on ageing explores the major anatomical and physiological changes that occur within the digestive system. Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ clinical ...

The human digestive system is a lot “smarter” than you might think. In many ways the digestive system functions as a mini brain, commanding a handful of organs to break down that breakfast burrito you ...

We eat all kinds of healthy food to keep our digestive system smooth and happy, thinking that a well-balanced diet would do the trick for maintaining a healthy body. However, did you know that ...

The digestive system serves the role of taking in nutrients, eliminating waste, and absorbing and using the nutrients we take in. The digestive system includes all the parts of your body that are ...

The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain and the spinal cord and controls most functions of the body and the mind. The CNS governs voluntary movements, such as walking, and involuntary ...

For this study, the researchers measured the digestive organs of 45 people who donated their remains to the Anatomical Gifts Program at the Duke University School of Medicine. In addition to shedding ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. What did you have for breakfast today and where is that food now? Well, depending on how long ago you ...