Intestinal stem cells have a hard time ‘forgetting’ an encounter with inflammation
Inflammation in the gut leaves long-term marks on intestinal stem cells that affect their response to future challenges.
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Type of injury matters, when healing the small intestine
New insights into how the small intestine, one of the fastest renewing tissues in the human body, repairs itself are prompting the re-evaluation of the
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Image of the Month: Repairing rotavirus-damaged intestinal cells
When rotavirus infects and damages intestinal cells, the small intestine fails to absorb nutrients and diarrhea develops. Rotaviruses and noroviruses are the major cause of
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