Medications
US approves first drug for severe form of fatty liver disease
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved the first medication for people with a severe type of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Mar 15, 2024
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News tagged with steatohepatitis
Radiology & Imaging
Advancing noninvasive diagnosis of NASH: Potential of sequential ultrasound molecular imaging in NAFLD/MAFLD
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), recently renamed metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), is spectrum of diseases that ranges from non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis ...
Jan 22, 2024
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Aerobic exercise could help fight liver diseases, animal study suggests
According to a study conducted on animal models and published in the journal Metabolism, aerobic exercise could help fight non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the most common liver disease worldwide: it affects nearly 24% ...
Jan 22, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Changing levels of NOX4 protein could provide key to understanding fatty liver disease progression
The global rise in obesity and diabetes is leading to an epidemic in fatty liver disease affecting 20%–30% of the world's population. Almost a third of people with fatty liver disease go on to develop an advanced form of ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Medications
Clinical trial identifies promising target for liver disease treatments
An international clinical trial involving Birmingham Professor Phil Newsome identified a promising target for patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), as reported in a paper published yesterday (Nov. 6) in Nature ...
Nov 7, 2023
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Medical research
Living donor liver transplant access is optimal for high-risk waitlisted cirrhosis patients: Study
A new research paper titled "Availability of living donor optimizes timing of liver transplant in high-risk waitlisted cirrhosis patients" has been published inAging.
Sep 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study uncovers potential treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
A breakthrough study, jointly led by Professor Jang Hyun Choi and Professor Sung Ho Park from the Department of Biological Sciences at UNIST has identified an important factor involved in the development of non-alcoholic ...
Sep 6, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Assessing the mechanisms for liver fibrosis
Chronic liver injury results in the development of liver fibrosis in approximately 25% of individuals in response to diverse insults, and several aspects of the development of liver injury appear to be common to a variety ...
Aug 31, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rapid weight loss may improve advanced fatty liver disease, says new research
About 2% of adults worldwide suffer from a condition called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (Nash), an advanced form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This occurs when fat builds up in the liver, causing inflammation and ...
Jul 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Surgery is the most effective treatment for metabolic liver disease, says new study
Metabolic (bariatric) surgery is more effective than medications and lifestyle interventions for the treatment of advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Apr 20, 2023
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