Fatty Liver Disease
New research identifies risks, interventions for children's GI health
An increasing number of U.S. children are experiencing gastrointestinal issues that require interventions to resolve, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW).
Health
May 18, 2013 |
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Elevated cadmium levels linked to disease
People with higher levels of cadmium in their urine—evidence of chronic exposure to the heavy metal found in industrial emissions and tobacco smoke—appear to be nearly 3.5 times more likely to die of liver disease than ...
Surgery
May 09, 2013 |
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Study finds possible alternative to bariatric weight loss surgery
An experimental procedure successfully tested in obese laboratory rats may provide a less-invasive alternative to bariatric weight-loss surgery, researchers report online in Endocrinology.
Surgery
Apr 30, 2013 |
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NAFLD increases the risk of early atherosclerotic lesions
A study presented today at the International Liver Congress 2013 – which evaluated the relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), early predictors of atherosclerosis and the 10-year Framingham risk ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 26, 2013 |
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Cardio could hold key to cancer cure
Regular exercise has been proven to reduce the chance of developing liver cancer in a world-first mice study that carries hope for patients at risk from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Cancer
Apr 26, 2013 |
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Roundworm quells obesity and related metabolic disorders
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, have shown in a mouse model that infection with nematodes (also known as roundworms) can not only combat obesity but ameliorate related metabolic disorders. ...
Immunology
Apr 25, 2013 |
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Dietary medium chain triglycerides prevent nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Scientists at the Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, a U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Human Nutrition Research Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, led by Dr. Martin ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 24, 2013 |
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Discovery of gene involved in fatty liver disease
An international research consortium led by CIC bioGUNE has discovered the involvement of a gene in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Although the gene concerned (SLC2A1) had never previously been ...
Genetics
Apr 24, 2013 |
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Vitamin E identified as potential weapon against obesity
A potential new way to fight obesity-related illness has been uncovered, thanks to serendipitous research led by investigators at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Overweight and Obesity
Apr 23, 2013 |
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Gene variant ID could lead to better fatty liver disease diagnosis
More patients could be diagnosed earlier with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) after a cohort study presented at the International Liver CongressTM 2013 identified variants within four genes significantly associated ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 23, 2013 |
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Cardiovascular issues up mortality rates in patients with advanced fibrosis
New research reveals that advanced fibrosis is a significant predictor of mortality in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), largely brought about by cardiovascular causes. NAFLD alone was not associated ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 10, 2013 |
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White blood cell enzyme contributes to inflammation and obesity
Many recent studies have suggested that obesity is associated with chronic inflammation in fat tissues. Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) have discovered that an ...
Inflammatory disorders
Apr 02, 2013 |
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Anti-ageing drug breakthrough
Drugs that combat ageing may be available within five years, following landmark work led by an Australian researcher. The work, published in the March 8 issue of Science, finally proves that a single anti-ageing enzyme in the ...
Medical research
Mar 08, 2013 |
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Researchers discover gene that causes obesity in mice
Researchers have discovered that deleting a specific gene in mice prevents them from becoming obese even on a high fat diet, a finding they believe may be replicated in humans.
Medical research
Mar 05, 2013 |
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NIH develops improved mouse model of alcoholic liver disease
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists may be better able to study how heavy drinking damages the liver using a new mouse model of alcohol drinking and disease developed by researchers from the National Institute ...
Medical research
Mar 01, 2013 |
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