In her new book, medical historian Dr. Elsa Richardson discusses the changing cultural and scientific understandings of the ...

Fermentation happens in your gut, as bacteria work to process carbohydrates. Learn about fermentation in and out of the body.

Inside cells, there exists an extensive system of canals known as the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), which consists of membrane-encased tubes that are partially broken down as needed -- for instance in ...

Most of the disease-causing bacteria secrete matrix-like layers around themselves called biofilms. These biofilms act as ...

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) reveal that metabolic enzymes known for their roles in energy production and nucleotide synthesis are taking on unexpected "second jobs" within ...

Most of the disease-causing bacteria secrete matrix-like layers around themselves called biofilms. These biofilms act as ...

The digestive system plays an essential role in human health by managing nutrient intake, energy absorption, and waste excretion. Disorders within this system can lead to malnutrition and energy ...

System Restore is a long-standing feature on Windows 11. Its purpose is to create snapshots of the computer's current working state and save them as "restore points" when specific events are ...

On Windows 11, Microsoft makes it easy to change the system language settings if you made a mistake during the initial setup or the device came with the wrong language. Regardless of the reason ...

The mucosal layer in the small intestine degrades with age in rats, allowing digestive enzymes to slowly escape and leak into organs outside the intestine, including the liver, lung, heart ...

Gordon's team employed a series of bioinformatics and biochemical tools to identify the enzyme—fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH)—that is produced by the bacterial strain and responsible for ...