FOR the 6,000 people in the UK who are newly diagnosed with bile duct cancer every year, the prognosis is uniquely grim. According to data from Cancer Research UK, up to 70 per cent of all these ...

Consultant medical oncologist Professor John Bridgewater is leading the UK arm of an international study to find treatments for bile duct cancer (Charlotte Southall/UCLH/PA) Doctors in the UK are ...

While studying mouse and human liver tumors, they discovered that certain bile acids in the liver could affect the activity of cancer-fighting immune cells, called T cells. The researchers ...

In patients with peripheral leakages, the most common localization of bile leakages was the cystic duct stump (21/35 patients), followed by the accessory bile duct (7/35 patients) and the bed of ...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography film showing multiple calculi in the dilated Main Pancreatic Duct (MPD) with involvement of secondary pancreatic ducts. The Common Bile Duct (CBD ...

You might think 'Main Street' is the most common street name in the US, but think again! Turns out, 'Second' Street takes the top spot, followed by 'Third,' 'First,' and so on. What is the most ...

They found that those who lost protection also had generally higher levels of bile acids. However, those with remission had higher levels of two specific bile acids, known as lithocholates.

Researchers have discovered a link between a chronic gut infection caused by a common virus and the development of Alzheimer's disease in some people. Most people encounter cytomegalovirus (CMV) ...