Forget what you know about bile because that's about to change, thanks to a new discovery made by Michigan State University and published in the current issue of Nature. Much of our knowledge about ...

"They do all this by binding to FXR, which acts like a traffic light, controlling cholesterol metabolism and bile acid production to avoid excess buildup." Now the cross-campus collaboration between ...

Our gut is a bustling hub of activity, home to trillions of microbes that work together with our bodies to keep us healthy. A recent study explores one fascinating aspect of this partnership: how gut ...

Forget what you know about bile because that's about to change, thanks to a new discovery. Forget what you know about bile because that's about to change, thanks to a new discovery made by Michigan ...

The new study, published Jan. 8 in Nature, reveals that an enzyme produced by intestinal cells converts bile acids into a different form that has the opposite effect. This altered form, called bile ...

Bile reflux occurs when bile, a liquid that the liver makes, flows back up into the stomach or the esophagus. It may be a sign of an underlying condition or a complication of certain surgical ...