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Despite advances in testing for coeliac disease over the past two decades, awareness of this disease remains suboptimal worldwide. Here, Makharia and colleagues summarize the current knowledge of epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis and follow-up of coeliac disease and highlight opportunities for future research.

Uniaxial strain provided by compressed nitinol springs incorporated in human intestinal organoids transplanted into the mouse mesentery enhances organoid growth and maturation, and improves the similarity of the organoids to native human intestine.

A new study has found that a strain of the gut bacterium Lactiplantibacillus plantarum activates a NOD2–type I interferon–insulin-like growth factor 1 pathway in young mice to partially protect against the deleterious growth effects of a diet deficient in protein and fat. Could live biotherapeutic products or their derivatives unlock the full potential of nutritional interventions against childhood stunting?