Blow up a long balloon and two things happen: it gets longer and it gets wider. Now imagine a living cell that inflates itself under enormous pressure and yet only grows longer, never adding width.

Gut health plays a vital role in overall well-being, with constipation remaining one of the most widespread and frustrating digestive issues that people face today. It affects individuals of all ages ...

The gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis has long presented researchers with a paradox. It has been associated with colorectal cancer, yet it also lives quite happily in most healthy people. A study by ...

In part one of our exclusive gut health series, gastroenterologist Trisha Pasricha identifies the everyday habits throwing ...