We often treat intestinal infections as an episode: a few days of symptoms, elimination of the pathogen, and recovery. In ...

Two Spanish scientific societies have published a position document on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). It outlines a framework for comprehensive symptomatic evaluation of SIBO, regulated ...

Janelle McSwiggin is a registered nurse with five years of bedside experience supporting public health measures in her community. Janelle has been a writer and editor for social media content, ...

Researchers have identified a new axis of host defense by studying what happens during enteric infection -- a term that encompasses all types of intestinal infections including so called 'stomach flu.

Intraepithelial lymphocytosis is a complex immunological phenomenon. It commonly affects the gastrointestinal tract, where damage to the lining of tissue causes the number of lymphocytes (a type of ...

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv preprint* server, researchers examined the impact of helminth infection on the effectiveness of a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ...