Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist liraglutide (Victoza, Saxenda) may be superior to colesevelam (Welchol) for reducing stool frequency in patients with moderate-to-severe bile acid ...

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College London Clinical researchers at Guy's and St Thomas' and King's College London have found a better way to measure the risk of ...

Most people have at some point in their life suffered an intestinal infection or food poisoning forcing them to stay close to the bathroom. It is very uncomfortable. Most of the time, though, it ...

Researchers have developed a quick and simple method for measuring bile acids in biological fluids that can be used to rapidly diagnosis a severe fat storage disorder that can lead to liver disease in ...

Immunotherapy is a treatment that helps the body’s own immune system fight cancer. It has worked well for several cancers ...

Immunotherapy is a modern approach to cancer treatment that uses a patient's own immune system to help fight tumors. It has made an incredible impact on treating cancers in many different organ ...

I’ve spent my life in the health care field—I’ve been dean of the college of nursing at three different universities—but it took years to solve my own health crisis. By 2003, my symptoms were even ...

The image depicts gut microbes producing secondary bile acids to support the host’s immune defense against cancer. Microbiota-derived bile acids (shown in light green) blocked the androgen receptor ...

Bile acids that aid fat digestion are also found to reduce the rewarding properties of cocaine use, according to a new study. Bile acids that aid fat digestion are also found to reduce the rewarding ...