Internal Medicine

Discoveries about the genome’s ‘dark matter,’ dancing DNA and the colon’s nervous system are opening new doors in science

The enteric nervous system may hold clues to a variety of conditions

Innovations to alleviate the chronic disease crisis

Untangling the complex connections between the gut, brain and microbiome to heal chronic GI conditions

Number of lipid droplets predicts lifespan of lab worms

Ingestible device samples microbiota of the small intestine

As his disability progressed, Eric Sibley’s compassion for patients and will to champion diversity grew stronger

Ulcerative colitis patients could be missing a key intestinal microbe

The average body temperature has dropped 0.05 F every decade since the 1800s, analysis finds.

Detective doctors have diagnosed more than 100 unsolved cases and named 31 newly identified conditions, helping patients who have sometimes waited years for answers.