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NewsResearchers 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. Source: Photo by ...
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NewsHigh-fat diets alter gut bacteria, boosting colorectal cancer risk in mice
Scientists have pinpointed specific microbes and bile acids that become more prevalent in the guts of mice fed high-fat diets.
