Bile is a greenish-yellow liquid made and released by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. It aids in the digestion of food and fluids by breaking down fats into fatty acids. Your body then takes ...

Bacteria naturally present in the human intestine, known as the gut microbiota, can transform cholesterol-derived bile acids into powerful metabolites that strengthen anti-cancer immunity by blocking ...

A new study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that human noroviruses, the leading viral cause of foodborne ...

There are trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, and we are starting to learn more about the exact mechanisms that link those microbes and the substances they generate to changes in ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 67-year-old female in pretty good health. The only medications I take are for my thyroid, arthritis and hormone replacement. Early last year, I was sick with a cold/flu for a ...

Scientists have discovered a new role for bile acids: they curb appetite by entering the brain. Their findings provide new insights into the signals and mechanisms by which satiety is controlled and ...

The interaction between effector T cells and bile acid is little understood, yet the details behind the relationship could reveal a major mechanism of how Crohn’s disease develops. From Osaka ...

When developing bioactive products, researchers must eventually test compounds in vivo. For some test articles, chronic oral administration is the desired mechanism of delivery. This can be ...