New research reveals that specialized gut bacteria convert bile acids into powerful healing compounds, offering hope for ...

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The research teams led by Kristina Schoonjans and Rizlan Bernier-Latmani at EPFL, have identified Clostridium scindens, a bacterium that converts primary bile acids into 7α-dehydroxylated bile ...

One of the hallmarks of UC is a deficiency in certain bile acids, molecules that help digest fats and regulate gut health. These molecules aren't just produced by the liver—they are further ...

The high-fat diet also led to changes in how some liver genes worked, particularly those related to bile acid processing.

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