Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hall's team demoing a Smart Underwear Prototype. (CREDIT: University of Maryland) Scientists at the University of Maryland have ...

Everyone experiences gas. In fact, passing gas 13 to 21 times a day is considered normal. It’s a natural result of digestion, proof that your body is working to break down food and extract nutrients.

Intestinal gas is air that collects in a person’s digestive system. When a person eats or drinks, they swallow tiny amounts of air. Gas may also arise as a byproduct of digesting certain foods. This ...

At some point in childhood, farts become one of two things: an embarrassing secret we pretend never happens, or the butt of every joke. As adults, most of us stop joking about them, but many still ...

Gas actually gets into the rectum and causes swelling there. "The anus can sense whether there is gas or stool in the rectum -- probably by continuously sampling microscopic amounts -- helping one ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland have taken on a problem most people laugh about and doctors struggle to measure. Their solution is Smart Underwear, a small wearable device that tracks ...