We show that ACAT2 has a major regulatory role in the response of plasma cholesterol levels to dietary cholesterol and contributes to the formation of cholesterol gallstones. Figure 3: Electron ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Gallstones are hardened build-ups of calcium and cholesterol that form in your gallbladder. They range in size from grains of sand to golf balls. Gallstone ...

Recently, the price of cow gallstones is trading at prices higher than gold, becoming the center of smuggling and crime. This is because demand has surged as cow gallstones are known to be effective ...

The findings from the PROSPERO study reveal that multiple hospitalizations, long-term disease duration, prior surgeries, and factors like corticosteroid use and total parenteral nutrition ...

Cattle gallstones are valuable due to their use in Chinese medicine. Some stones sell for twice the price of gold.

In 1981, the National Cooperative Gallstone Study established the efficacy and safety of CDCA therapy. [26] Although gallstones could be dissolved by oral administration of CDCA, its efficacy was low.