Metabolic syndrome—a constellation of conditions including insulin resistance, obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia—is a ...

This valuable work formulates an individual-based model to understand the evolution of division of labor in vertebrates, in particular, to examine the role of indirect versus direct fitness benefits.

New discoveries of fossil clawed footprints from Australia, published in Nature, push the origin of reptiles back in time by ...

The human gut is home to trillions of microbes that not only aid in digestion, but also play a key role in shaping our immune ...

A pioneering research study details how the hormone FGF21 (fibroblast growth factor 21) can reverse the effects of fatty liver disease in mice. The hormone works primarily by signaling the brain to ...

The researchers also reintroduced microbes to the mice after antibiotics through fecal microbial transplants. The rationale ...

Catholic cardinals broke with tradition Thursday and elected the first U.S. pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a moment of global ...

In the field of immunology, innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) have emerged as significant players within the hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal systems.

Prev Cardiol. 2003;6(1) © 2003 Le Jacq Communications, Inc. Cite this: The Intestinal Absorption of Biliary and Dietary Cholesterol as a Drug Target for Lowering the ...