The focus of two recent Nobel prizes, a species of roundworm has made possible another advance in the understanding of how cells talk to one another, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in ...

No matter what kind of animal you are, chances are you’re going to have to poop at one point or another. After the body takes in food and it passes through the digestive system, the leftovers your ...

As a result of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients may have a partial or complete loss of the sensations of defecation. To compensate this impairment, nurses initiate bowel management programs.