By analyzing draining mesenteric lymph nodes of affected small intestinal segments of patients who had required surgery, a ...

Consuming even small amounts of alcohol ... starts in the muscle tissue of the large intestine. — Lymphoma. Lymphoma usually starts in the lymph nodes, but it can sometimes start in the colon.

Intestines are separated into segments, which have different digestive functions. A study in mice and published in in Nature on April 15 shows the segments also have different immune functions. The ...