Blood test can predict fatty liver disease
Doctors can accurately predict a person's risk of fatty liver disease as early as 16 years before symptoms develop, a new study says.
Apr 25, 2025
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Disease or Syndrome: Fatty Liver
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Five days of ultra-processed food: Study finds that's enough to alter insulin and reward functions in the brain
Researchers at the Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases of the Helmholtz Center Munich at the University of Tübingen, in collaboration with the German Center for Diabetes Research, have found that a short-term, ...
Better sleep, more energy and feeling in control: The reported benefits of Dry January
Since it was started in 2013 by the charity Alcohol Change UK, the Dry January challenge has significantly grown in popularity, becoming a very popular new year's resolution. In 2023, 175,000 people officially signed up to ...
Jan 8, 2025
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Fatty liver disease now affects 4 in 10 U.S. adults
Obesity, alcohol use and other factors are driving up rates of fatty liver disease among American adults, new research warns.
Nov 13, 2024
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Mouse model reveals liver involvement in muscular dystrophy
A new mouse model mimicking the liver symptoms of myotonic dystrophy type 1—the most prevalent form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy—provides insight into why patients develop fatty liver disease and display hypersensitivity ...
Oct 24, 2024
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New drug approach could underpin future weight loss therapies, study indicates
Therapies that deliver hydrogen sulfide to cells could one day become the basis of new treatments for obesity and related diseases, new research has concluded.
Oct 10, 2024
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AI-guided imaging system improves radiology precision
Our imagination for artificial intelligence is expansive and ambitious. While there are plenty of dystopian tropes, pop culture is full of hopeful examples of what we believe artificial intelligence could bring to us, ranging ...
Oct 3, 2024
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Endurance exercise without weight loss may reduce body fat
Participating in a high volume of exercise over a short period of time, such as cycling hundreds of miles in a few days, could reduce body fat levels without weight loss. The first-of-its-kind study is published ahead of ...
Sep 18, 2024
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A cellular model system for drug development in fatty liver disease
Scientists from the Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University have developed a model system that can be used to test the efficacy of drugs for fatty liver disease. It is a three-dimensional (3D) in vitro cell culture ...
Sep 9, 2024
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New genetic tool predicts risk of liver disease in heavy drinkers
An international research group led by the Centenary Institute has developed a new genetic risk prediction tool to identify heavy drinkers most at risk of developing alcohol-associated cirrhosis, a severe form of liver disease.
Aug 28, 2024
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