Some of the most intractable gastrointestinal disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease, are motility disorders, where the contents of the intestines don’t proceed ...

Ferulic acid suppresses ileal smooth muscle contraction by inhibiting calcium ion influx through voltage-dependent calcium channels. This action may help prevent or treat excessive intestinal motility ...

Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIPO) and related gastrointestinal motility disorders constitute a group of rare but debilitating conditions that mimic mechanical obstruction despite the ...

(Learn more about intestinal disorder (loss of motility) in dogs. Picture credit: Photographer, Basak Gurbuz Derman / Getty Images) Intestinal disorder (loss of motility) in dogs causes problems with ...

After every meal, the intestines perform an action called peristalsis - moving food through their hollow interiors with coordinated contractions and relaxations of the smooth muscle. For more than a ...

Intestinal failure has been defined as “the reduction of functional gut mass below the minimal amount necessary for digestion and absorption adequate to satisfy the nutrient and fluid requirements for ...

A key pressure-sensing protein involved in intestinal movement and inflammation regulation has been identified. Researchers from Harvard Medical School (MA, USA) and the Icahn School of Medicine at ...

Maternal health and other events occurring during pregnancy determine the health outcomes in offspring. Pre-natal infections are a major risk factor contributing to compromised intestinal barrier ...

Context: Fish-borne trematode is a worldwide problem, with the number of people infected by liver flukes alone estimated at 21 million. In addition to the major liver flukes, Opisthorchis viverrini ...

Oil of oregano has surged in popularity as a natural remedy for gut health, often praised for its antimicrobial, antifungal, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Some of the most intractable gastrointestinal disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease, are motility disorders, where the contents of the intestines ...