Health
For people with pre-existing liver disease, toxic algae may be more dangerous
Toxins produced during harmful algal blooms may be more harmful to people than previously known.
Sep 19, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lab-on-a-chip may help identify new treatments for liver disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)—the accumulation of liver fat in people who drink little or no alcohol—is increasingly common around the world, and in the United States, it affects between 30 and 40 percent ...
Aug 29, 2019
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Health
Too much caffeine during pregnancy may damage baby's liver
Having too much caffeine during pregnancy may impair baby's liver development and increase the risk of liver disease in adulthood, according to a study published in the Journal of Endocrinology. Pregnant rats given caffeine ...
Jul 24, 2019
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Medical research
Possible signal pathway in the fight against obesity-related fatty liver disease identified
A research group from the Medical University of Vienna reports how the hormone leptin stimulates the liver to export lipids and reduce the fat production in the liver. This occurs due to the activation of neurons in the brain ...
Jun 21, 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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Genetics
Pathway contributing to fatty liver disease discovered
Researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found a protein that is a critical regulator in the development of fatty liver disease in mice, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications.
Apr 11, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A new molecule to improve treatment for type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
A new molecule, EPB-53, could help fight type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a new study led by the team of Manuel Vázquez-Carrera, from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences and the Institute ...
Apr 10, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
New insights into how fatty liver disease progresses to cancer
The buildup of fat in the liver known as fatty liver disease sometimes leads to hard-to-treat liver cancer. Scientists don't understand why the cancer risk is higher for fatty liver disease caused by excessive alcohol consumption ...
Apr 7, 2019
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