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The descending colon is around 4 to 6 inches, or 10 to 15 centimeters (cm), long. The muscular colon is about 5 feet long and is divided into five parts. The descending colon is the third main section ...

The colon (also known as the large intestine) is a U-shaped, segmented tube made of muscle that is located below the stomach and connects to the rectum at the end of the colon. The colon and rectum ...

Bin Li, has highlighted the potential of malvidin-3-O-galactoside (M3G), a blueberry-derived anthocyanin, to improve colonic mucosal barrier function and alleviate colitis symptoms. They ...

New Study Shows at-Home Colon Cancer Screening Test Reduces Risk of Colorectal Cancer Death, as Effective as Screening Colonoscopy July 25, 2024 — A noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test ...

X-ray crystallography is a technique that uses X-ray diffraction patterns to determine high-resolution, three-dimensional structures of molecules such as proteins, small organic molecules ...

That’s because their tumors commonly develop in the last portion of the colon or in the rectum—or near the exit door. Blood from those tumors has a shorter distance to travel, so it comes out ...

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Acute colonic ileus or Ogilvie's syndrome is an acute nonmechanical colonic obstruction with an unclear pathophysiology. This motility disorder generally occurs in elderly patients with serious ...

Amid the concerning rise in colon cancer cases across the world, doctors are issuing urgent warnings - particularly to young people - about the most tell-tale symptoms of the disease. The news comes ...

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