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What does the mouth do in the digestive system?
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What does the mouth do in the digestive system?

The mouth starts the digestion process by breaking food down into a more easily digestible form. Pinterest Melissa Milis Photography/Getty Images After people take food in through the mouth, it moves down the throat, also known as the pharynx. It then passes through the esophagus and into the stomach. Read on to learn more about...

Capsule-sized ingestible biobatteries could allow new view of digestive system
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Capsule-sized ingestible biobatteries could allow new view of digestive system

by Chris Kocher, Binghamton University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Tech companies have developed many devices that work outside the body, such as cell phones, smart watches, tablets and hundreds of others. Inside the body, though? That’s obviously trickier for several reasons, but power for a device is a big one. Binghamton University biobattery researchers think...

Long COVID and the digestive system: An expert describes common symptoms
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Long COVID and the digestive system: An expert describes common symptoms

by Sharon Theimer, Mayo Clinic Credit: Shutterstock Long COVID syndrome, also known as post-COVID, is more than fatigue and shortness of breath. Symptoms such as headaches, brain fog and ringing in the ears have been reported, and recently, physicians are seeing more patients with gastrointestinal problems. Greg Vanichkachorn, M.D., director of Mayo Clinic’s COVID Activity...