Deep in the folds of the intestine, in microscopic pockets called crypts, a quiet surveillance system is always at work. Stem cells lining the gut wall are not just rebuilding tissue—they are ...

As people live longer, the gut quietly accumulates damage that can tip the balance between healthy tissue renewal and chronic disease. Researchers have now traced a key part of that shift to specific ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The international team of researchers has called this process Aging and Colon Cancer-Associated (ACCA) drift, and it involves ...

Crypt-base-columnar cells are continuously dividing intestinal stem cells that generate IECs, which are composed by distinct specialised cell types that play different functions: Enterocytes (in the ...

Chemical and Biological Engineering PhD student Max Yavitt is the lead author on a new paper in Science Advancesthat focuses on intestinal tissue research. The work could allow researchers to control ...

Our intestine plays a vital role in absorbing nutrients and provides a protective barrier within the digestive tract. As a consequence of these functions, the epithelial cells lining the intestine are ...