Using a novel stem cell platform, a team of MUSC researchers has identified a pathway that could be targeted by drugs to reduce fat accumulation in patients with a common form of fatty liver disease known as metabolic dysfunction-associated ...
Sep 10, 2024
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People with obesity who are long-time exercisers have healthier belly fat tissue and can store fat there more effectively than nonexercisers with obesity, according to a new study from a team of researchers at the University ...
Sep 10, 2024
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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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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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There is a critical unmet need to help tighten and maintain a healthy intestinal barrier and treat a leaky gut. Researchers have now found that a unique strain of probiotic bacteria, Bifidobacterium bifidum BB1, enhances ...
Aug 22, 2024
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Formerly known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is an inflammatory disease characterized by liver scarring or fibrosis that progressively impairs liver function.
Aug 22, 2024
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A research team from Université Laval has shown the benefits of camu-camu on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which affects over seven million people in Canada. This exotic fruit reduces liver fat levels.
Aug 21, 2024
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Drugs such as Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy have made news for their abilities to treat diabetes and encourage weight loss.
Aug 20, 2024
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Millions of people worldwide suffer from liver inflammation (hepatitis), an acute or chronic disease with a variety of causes. Liver inflammation frequently occurs in connection with metabolic disorders, for example fatty ...
Aug 6, 2024
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Liver cells have a vital metabolic inflexibility during regeneration to starve dysfunctional cells and keep damage from spreading, according to new research from Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern ...
Jul 26, 2024
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