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Microbial bile acids affect colon cancer risk in opposite ways

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Microbes living in our guts help us digest food by reshaping the bile acids that our livers produce for breaking down fats.

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Researchers find previously unknown links between microbial bile acids and the risk of colon cancer

Microbes living in our guts help us digest food by reshaping the bile acids that our livers produce for breaking down fats. It turns out that two of these microbially-modified bile acids may affect our risk -- in opposite directions -- for developing colon cancer. The link between these bile acids and colon cancer risk was recently uncovered as scientists sought to better understand the relationship between gut microbes and our bodies.

3 months ago·United States

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Microbial bile acids affect colon cancer risk in opposite ways

Microbes living in our guts help us digest food by reshaping the bile acids that our livers produce for breaking down fats.

3 months ago·United States

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Researchers Find Previously Unknown Links between Microbial Bile Acids and the Risk of Colon Cancer - Science Tech Updates

Microbes living in our guts help us digest food by reshaping the bile acids that our livers produce for breaking down fats. It turns out that two of these microbially-modified bile acids may affect our risk—in opposite directions—for developing colon cancer. The link between these bile acids and colon cancer risk was recently uncovered as […] The post Researchers Find Previously Unknown Links between Microbial Bile Acids and the Risk of Colon Ca…

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UW researchers find previously unknown links betwe

Microbes living in our guts help us digest food by reshaping the bile acids that our livers produce for breaking down fats. It turns out that two of these microbially-modified bile acids may affect our risk — in opposite directions — for developing colon cancer. The link between these bile acids and colon cancer risk was recently uncovered as University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists sought to better understand the relationship between gut mic…

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