Waist circumference identified as a stronger cancer risk marker in men
Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of ...
Tag: Bile
Semi-synthetic bile acid could be a promising therapeutic option for TH17-mediated intestinal diseases
A research team from the Medical University of Vienna has made further progress in the treatment of intestinal inflammation. A ...
New dye offers breakthrough in deep tissue imaging and cancer therapy
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new dye that can strongly absorb second near-IR radiation and transform it ...
Teacher donates liver to save former student's life
When 5-year-old Ezra Toczek from Alden, New York, faced complications of progressive liver disease, his former daycare teacher, Carissa Fisher, ...
Liver function discovery could revolutionize treatments for cardiovascular disease
A new discovery about how the liver flushes cholesterol from the body could lead to more effective treatments for cardiovascular ...
How plant-based, Mediterranean, and Western diets affect gut microbiota and disease
Current scientific literature consistently highlights the superiority of plant-based and Mediterranean diets over Western diets in promoting gut health and ...
Pregnant women show significant immune system changes linked to gut microbiome
In a recent study published in Clinical Microbiology, a group of researchers investigated how gut microbiota and metabolite changes relate ...
Scientists identify new driver for rare type of liver cancer
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem have identified in mice ...
Edible activated charcoal may prevent weight gain
With the westernization of eating habits, the proportion of obese people is increasing all over the world. Obesity is an ...
Stopping a pervasive bacterium that makes millions sick each year
As we head outdoors this summer, scientists are working to clip the long, flexible appendages that enable the common bacterium ...