HIV & AIDS
Vitamin E effective, safe for fatty liver in HIV patients
A type of fatty liver disease that commonly affects patients with HIV can be safely treated with vitamin E, a McGill-led study has found.
Feb 14, 2020
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News tagged with steatohepatitis
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New blood test on horizon for the 1 in 10 children who suffer common liver disease
A new blood test could become clinical practice within five years, reducing the need for a liver biopsy in the management of paediatric Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), as a major new international paediatric liver ...
Jun 8, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Research reveals role of fat storage cells in anti-obesity intervention
New research from a team at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine establishes a role of adipocyte Na/K-ATPase signaling in worsening obesity and its companion diseases, including neurodegeneration and ...
May 31, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Diabetes patients at higher risk of deadly liver disease, finds study of 18 million people
Many patients with potentially deadly liver cirrhosis and liver cancer are being diagnosed at late advanced stages of disease, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London and the University of Glasgow.
May 20, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
It's in the weeds: Herbicide linked to human liver disease
Glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto's popular weed killer Roundup, has been linked to liver disease in animal models. In a new study, the first of its kind, researchers at the University of California San Diego ...
May 14, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify a protein that protects against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease describes several liver dysfunctions of varying severity characterised by the accumulation of fat in hepatic cells and not caused by high alcohol consumption. This disease, one of the most ...
May 6, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can liver disease be linked to heart failure? Study highlights liver-heart interaction
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have collaborated on a clinical trial that identifies indicators for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease—a typically asymptomatic disease caused by fat buildup in the liver and ...
Nov 21, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NASH ID'd by mass spectrometry-based profiling, clinical variables
(HealthDay)—Mass spectrometry (MS)-based profiling combined with clinical variables can identify nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), according to a study published in the October issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and ...
Oct 6, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bile acid uptake inhibitor prevents NASH / fatty liver in mice
Drugs that interfere with bile acid recycling can prevent several aspects of NASH (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis) in mice fed a high-fat diet, scientists from Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of ...
Sep 21, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Novel hepatology rotation ups knowledge of liver disease
(HealthDay)—A novel non-elective inpatient hepatology rotation increases knowledge of chronic liver disease (CLD) among internal medicine (IM) residents, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in Hepatology.
Sep 6, 2016
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