What's behind the enormous increase in early-onset gastrointestinal cancers?
A paper in the British Journal of Surgery indicates that early-onset gastrointestinal cancer rates are rising dramatically across the globe.
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Digestive System Diseases: News and Research on Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
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AI detects fatty liver disease with chest X-rays
Fatty liver disease, caused by the accumulation of fat in the liver, is estimated to affect one in four people worldwide. If left untreated, it can lead to serious complications, such as cirrhosis and liver cancer, making ...
Jun 27, 2025
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Nerve cells can detect fat tissue pressure—blocking this ability prevents obesity and metabolic disease in mice
Popular belief holds that our senses gather information only about the external world, but many of our sensory systems also monitor our internal environment, enabling the body to regulate its own functions. In a new study ...
Jun 3, 2025
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Key gene found to control liver's choice between sugar and fat storage
A new study published in Science Advances reveals that a single gene plays a big role in how the liver stores energy, a process that's critical for overall health and for managing diseases like type 2 diabetes. Led by Penn ...
May 18, 2025
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Children with liver disease face dramatically higher risk of early death
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found that children diagnosed with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) are at significantly increased risk of premature death and serious ...
Apr 28, 2025
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Drug candidate successfully treats atherosclerosis and fatty liver disease in large mammals
A drug candidate, previously successful at treating severe fatty liver disease, reduces atherosclerosis—a primary driver of cardiovascular death worldwide—in large mammals, a study suggests.
Apr 22, 2025
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Targeting hormones could reduce risk of fatty liver disease
A deeper understanding of a gene that predisposes patients to fatty liver disease may open new avenues for treatment of the condition, according to Yale research published in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Mar 26, 2025
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Researchers identify a gene to guide novel therapeutics of nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases
Investigators have found that the gene Asah1 plays a crucial protective role in preventing the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD) into more severe forms of liver disease by regulating hepatic lipid homeostasis ...
Mar 6, 2025
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Loneliness and social isolation linked to increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, study finds
Loneliness and social isolation have been linked to an elevated risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to a study conducted by researchers from Central South University and the Army Medical University ...
Feb 12, 2025
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Microbiome signatures can predict nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with high accuracy
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects up to 40% of the population in western countries and is one of the most common metabolic diseases worldwide. It is characterized by an excessive storage of fat in the liver ...
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