In the early 2000s, the advice for parents was clear: Don't feed babies and toddlers foods containing peanuts. It might increase the child's risk of developing a severe allergy to the ground nut. EPFL ...

During the 6 month period of the study, 1432 duodenal biopsies were received where celiac disease was part of the differential specified in the pathology request. Less than one-third of these patients ...

Qin Rao, MD, is a board-certified physician based in New York City. He currently works as a gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Manhattan Gastroenterology. Eating a gluten-free diet is the only ...

The gut microbiome is an important ecosystem of microbes that lives in each one of us, and its strength affects our overall health. However, the small intestine is an underappreciated part of the gut ...

An enteroscopy is a procedure that uses a flexible tube called an endoscope to examine inside the small intestine. Enteroscopy is a nonsurgical procedure to diagnose and manage conditions of the small ...

A study by Anna Arnqvist's research group at Umeå University reveals molecular details about the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori's ability to bind to an inflamed stomach and how this is ...