bile acid

A drug that relieves you of constipation


May 11th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 11 (IANS) The acute bloating, discomfort and straining associated with constipation may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a new drug.Mayo Clinic researchers have successfully ... Read more...

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Soy beats milk in cholesterol lowering: Study


January 19th, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that soy protein lowers total cholesterol and non-HDL (non-high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol significantly more than milk protein in patients with moderately high cholesterol levels."Non-HDL cholesterol has ... Read more...

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Bile may harbour human Fountain Of Youth


September 16th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 16 (ANI): A new research from Concordia University has put the human quest for longer life one step closer.The new study is the first to identify the role of a ... Read more...

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Hormone deficiency behind common chronic diarrhea


November 3rd, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): A new research has suggested that a common type of chronic diarrhoea may be caused by a hormone deficiency.Researchers from Imperial College London, with collaborators from King's College ... Read more...

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Now, repair decayed teeth with dental filling made of bile acids


June 2nd, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 2 (ANI): People whose teeth have decayed due to excess sugar could now make them whole again, thanks to a new, non-toxic dental filling derived from bile.Currently used dental fillings ... Read more...

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Now, stronger dental filling material with ingredients from human body


May 25th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 25 (ANI): Scientists in Canada and China have come up with a new dental filling material that contains natural ingredients from the human body.Julian X.X. Zhu and colleagues said that ... Read more...

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Self-assembling carbon nanotubes may revolutionise modern engineering research


January 14th, 2009 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 14 (ANI): American scientists have developed an inexpensive process to make carbon nanotubes self-assemble in neat rows, and thereby moved a step closer to meeting the challenge of organising ... Read more...

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Protein protects liver against excess bile


August 2nd, 2008 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a protein that controls genes maintaining proper level of bile in the liver. The protein, called FOXA2, is likely to become the focus for new ... Read more...

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”Foxy old gene” offers therapeutic target for liver diseases


August 2nd, 2008 - 11:51 am ICT by ANI
London, August 2 (ANI): American researchers have found that a protein called FOXA2 plays an important role in maintaining the proper level of bile in the liver, which helps digest fats. ... Read more...

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Bile acids may aid in development of new vitamin D therapies


March 16th, 2008 - 1:34 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): Scientists at the Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, have found that bile acids could aid in developing new vitamin D therapies for conditions beyond just ... Read more...

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