Unique underpinnings revealed for stomach’s acid pump New understandings of a stomach enzyme could lead to better anti-ulcer drugs. Date: October 14, 2021 Source: Nagoya University Summary: ...

Scientists in the U.S. and Italy have discovered that fragments of the stomach enzyme pepsinogen, which when activated normally help to digest proteins in our food, also have antibiotic activity that ...

It turns out there is more to gas than a sheepish laugh or a quick departure from a crowded room. Scientists from Monash ...

Eating ginger can help calm an upset stomach by reducing inflammation, relaxing stomach muscles, and improving digestion. Learn how compounds like gingerols and shogaols work in the body to ease ...

Peptides represent a billion-dollar market in the pharmaceutical industry, but they can generally only be taken as injections to avoid degradation by stomach enzymes. Scientists have now developed a ...

This film explores the complex process of human digestion, detailing how food is broken down into molecules by the digestive system. It follows the journey of food from the mouth, where it is chewed ...

Effects of fasting for 1-4 days and subsequent feeding of 4-day fasted rats with a complete or tryptophan-free liquid diet (40 kcal/day) for 1-4 days on the activity of thymidine kinase and DNA ...