News tagged with gallbladder
Genetically engineered mice don't get obese (w/Podcast)
Obesity and gallstones often go hand in hand. But not in mice developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Even when these mice eat high-fat diets, they don't get fat, but they do develop ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 07, 2009 |
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Lawmaker's death a reminder of surgery risks
(AP) -- Gallbladder surgery is usually a very safe operation, but a powerful congressman's death is a reminder of the known risks.
Feb 10, 2010 |
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Typhoid fever bacteria collect on gallstones to perpetuate disease
A new study suggests that the bacteria that cause typhoid fever collect in tiny but persistent communities on gallstones, making the infection particularly hard to fight in so-called "carriers" - people who have the disease ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Gallbladder
In vertebrates the gallbladder (cholecyst, gall bladder, Biliary Vesicle) is a small organ that aids mainly in fat digestion and concentrates bile produced by the liver. In humans the loss of the gallbladder is usually easily tolerated.
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