The protein called intelectin-2 plays another important role by reinforcing the protective mucus layer that lines the ...

MIT researchers showed that the lectin intelectin-2 bound bacterial sugars and mucus galactose, strengthening the gut barrier ...

A duodenal ulcer is a type of peptic ulcer that can appear in the duodenum. The duodenum is the upper part of the small intestine that’s connected directly to the stomach where it empties into the ...

Mucus isn’t just some junk for tissues, it serves important biological purposes. It is an important line of defense, and helps protect various parts of the body including the nose, eyes, and gut from ...

The US humorist Christopher Morley once described the human body as “an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing”. He wasn’t wrong: from our cardiovascular and lymphatic systems to our guts and urinary ...