An experimental drug reversed features of fatty liver disease in animal models by reducing harmful gut bacteria and restoring the intestinal barrier. | Digestive System ...

Traditional oral capsule delivery medications cannot pass through the mucus barrier of the GI tract, which is why large protein medications, insulins, and nucleic acids need to be infused in a ...

A new approach to drug design can deliver medicine directly to the gut in mice at significantly lower doses than current inflammatory bowel disease treatments. The proof-of-concept study introduced a ...

Originally developed to treat diabetes, a class of drugs known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are now stepping into the spotlight as weight loss drugs. A recent umbrella ...

In the more than three years since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, digestive issues have become more common. Studies show that digestive health can be influenced by various infections, mental ...

A new study suggests people taking popular injected medications for weight loss, including Wegovy, Ozempic, Saxenda and Victoza, may be at higher risk for serious digestive problems such as stomach ...