Endocrinology & Metabolism

Prevalence of metabolic associated fatty liver disease is increasing

The percent of metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), the leading global cause of liver disease, is increasing in U.S. adults, according to a study presented Friday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society's annual ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

What are the symptoms of hepatitis C?

Hepatitis C is often missed in the early stages of infection, so you need to know what symptoms might spell trouble.

Medications

Your guide to hepatitis C medications

Hepatitis C is a serious viral infection that can scar your liver, cause your liver to fail and raise your risk for liver cancer, but there are a multitude of medications that can treat it.

Oncology & Cancer

Cancers in distant organs alter liver function, shows study

Cancers often release molecules into the bloodstream that pathologically alter the liver, shifting it to an inflammatory state, causing fat buildup and impairing its normal detoxifying functions, according to a study from ...

Oncology & Cancer

Study: B cells promote liver cancer with dangerous dual strategy

Inflammatory fatty liver disease (NASH, non alcoholic steatohepatitis) and the resulting liver cancer are driven by auto-aggressive T cells. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) now show what is behind ...

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