The concept of "good fats" and "bad fats" has influenced diet trends, public health policy, and biomedical research for ...

Bile acids long have been known to play a role in human metabolism. Synthesized from cholesterol in the liver, bile acids are involved in digestive processes, particularly in absorbing fat. They also ...

Researchers found that certain enzymes within a class known as bile salt hydrolases (BSHs) can restrict Clostridioides difficile (C. diff.) colonization by both altering existing bile acids and by ...

Ask someone what they think of when they hear the phrase “bile acids,” and you might get a few unpleasant answers. Bile acids are linked to our full-body health, can act as drugs and are some of the ...

Bile acids are essential to digestion, by acting like a kind of detergent that breaks up fat molecules. Fat doesn't dissolve in water, but our digestive system is full of water, so the fat we consume ...

FOSTER CITY, Calif. & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIRM) and Travere Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TVTX) today announced that they have entered into a definitive ...

When it comes to most body parts, if there’s a problem, you know it. If a bone breaks, you feel it. If your gut becomes inflamed, you can expect some unpleasant G.I. symptoms. But your liver is a ...

Ask someone what they think of when they hear the phrase "bile acids," and you might get a few unpleasant answers. Ask Robert Quinn, assistant professor in Michigan State University's Department of ...

FOSTER CITY, Calif. & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIRM) and Travere Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TVTX) today announced the completion of Mirum’s previously ...