When mothers eat a diet high in fat and sugars, their unborn babies can develop liver stress that continues into early life.

A research team from the Medical University of Vienna has made further progress in the treatment of intestinal inflammation.

It is normal for two illnesses symptoms to overlap but if both have been correctly diagnosed choosing a course of therapy is ...

When mothers eat a diet high in fat and sugars, their unborn babies can develop liver stress that continues into early life.

Study findings indicate therapeutic potential of microbiome-based intervention to restore bile acid balance and promote gut healing in ulcerative colitis.

EPFL scientists have uncovered how a gut bacterium, Clostridium scindens, aids in healing intestinal injuries by restoring bile acid balance. Their findings could pave the way for new treatments for ...

How did you discover MCBAs? Bile acids were first described chemically in 1849, and Heinrich Wieland was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1927 for comprehensively describing their chemistry. This ...

What are bile ducts? The bile ducts are small, tubular structures that play an important role in digestion by transporting bile -- a yellowish-green fluid -- from the liver and gallbladder to the ...

The human gut is home to trillions of bacteria that play vital roles in digestion, immunity, and overall health.

This is a medium that is both selective and differential. It tests the ability of organisms to hydrolyze esculin in the presence of bile. It is commonly used to identify members of the genus ...

You may receive chemotherapy before surgery to shrink a bile duct tumor. This is called neoadjuvant therapy. If you receive chemotherapy after surgery to destroy and cancer cells that may remain, it ...

Their proposal detailed an adjustable bile duct technology that maintains bile flow with readjustment through noninvasive magnetic reconfiguration, potentially decreasing the need for more surgeries ...