With every bite of food we take, our intestinal immune system must make a big decision. Tasked with defending us from foreign ...

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

Monash University researchers have revealed how the gut—and what we eat—regulates high blood pressure, opening the door to ...

Intestinal stem cells are multipotent adult stem cells, which in mammals reside in the base of the crypts of the adult intestine. Intestinal stem cells continuously self-renew by dividing and ...

An IBEC-led study describes the development of an innovative method to control the formation of crypt-like structures and ...

An IBEC-led study describes the development of an innovative method to control the formation of crypt-like structures and ...

The authors examine the role of Numb, a Notch inhibitor, in intestinal stem cell self-renewal in Drosophila during homeostasis and regeneration. This is an important study providing evidence of a Numb ...

Food allergy, or the aggressive immune system reaction following the consumption of a certain food or food ingredient, ...

Maternal microbiome-derived metabolites during pregnancy impact offspring stem cell function, offering potential therapeutic ...

Food allergies can be life-threatening due to the rapid and exaggerated immune response. While mucosal mast cells (MMCs) are ...