A risky but often lifesaving surgery that removes damaged parts of the small intestine can leave patients facing a new threat: serious liver damage with no available treatment. Now, scientists have ...

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During drug development, researchers need to perform adequate nonclinical testing to ensure a drug’s safety and efficacy before starting clinical trials. An important aspect they must evaluate is a ...

Millions of Americans take levothyroxine every morning to replace the thyroid hormone their bodies no longer produce in sufficient quantities. Many of those same patients also take calcium supplements ...

New research shows that certain flavonols from everyday foods can shut down the body’s drug-resistance machinery, potentially paving the way for more effective treatments, but clinical hurdles remain.

Drugs that are taken orally need to pass through the lining of the gastrointestinal (GI) to be taken up. Transporter proteins found on cells that line the GI tract help with this process, but for many ...

The way in which the body processes cholesterol affects the risk of cardiovascular diseases. LDL cholesterol is obtained from saturated fats in food and from hepatic cholesterol synthesis. Its ...