by Michigan State University A 3D rendering of the enzyme bile salt hydrolase, or BSH. In a testament to land-grant collaboration, researchers at Michigan State University and Pennsylvania State University teamed up to reveal the different critical roles BSH plays in our microbiome, leading to two papers published simultaneously in Nature. Credit: M. Rossocha et al...
by National University of Singapore Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Bile acids, a digestive juice, may hold the key to a new way of treating and preventing type 2 diabetes. Bile acids do more than just helping with food digestion: They also act as signaling molecules and control various body functions, including the regulation of blood...
by Anne Rommel, Leibniz-Institut für Arbeitsforschung an der TU Dortmund Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Hepatology (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2022.01.020 Poisoning with paracetamol (acetaminophen—APAP) is a common cause of liver failure. However, not all the correlations that lead to liver damage from APAP are yet known. Especially the role of bile acids is unclear. The Leibniz Research Center...
