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Studying gut bacteria's role in muscle regeneration and recover

In a surprising discovery, Harvard Medical School researchers have found that a class of regulatory T cells (Tregs) made in the gut play a role in repairing injured muscles and mending damaged livers.

2 Mar 2023

Adding evidence to the weight gain causality of sugary drinks

The review, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, is the most extensive analysis to date of research on sweetened drinks and overweight and obesity - both of which heighten risks for diabetes, heart disease, some cancers, and other diseases.

2 Mar 2023

Novel fatty liver organoid models could aid in drug discovery and testing

Researchers from the Organoid group (former Clevers group, Hubrecht Institute) together with researchers from the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncology established novel human organoid models of fatty liver disease.

23 Feb 2023

Researchers explore Mediterranean diet and its health benefits in managing obesity

A review article published in the journal Experimental Gerontology describes the utility of Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) in the prevention and management of obesity.

22 Feb 2023

First molecular biomarker for acquired generalized lipodystrophy discovered

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered the first molecular biomarker for acquired generalized lipodystrophy (AGL), a rare disorder in which fat deposits are destroyed, causing patients to have dangerously low body fat, signs of accelerated aging, and severe metabolic diseases including diabetes and fatty liver.

21 Feb 2023

Adverse muscle composition can predict mortality risk in people with fatty liver disease

Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle contribute to an increasing number of people developing fatty liver disease.

21 Feb 2023

Poor maternal diet during pregnancy increases risk of early childhood fatty liver in offspring

Researchers investigate the association between the quality of the maternal diet during pregnancy and hepatic fat in the offspring during early childhood.

16 Feb 2023

Prenatal alcohol exposure associated with the facial shape of children

Researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning technology to find a link between alterations in the shape of children's faces and the amount of alcohol their mothers drank, both before becoming pregnant and during pregnancy.

16 Feb 2023

Alternate-day fasting diet and exercise benefit the health of people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Nutrition researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago studied 80 people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and found that those who followed an alternate-day fasting diet and exercised were able to improve their health.

14 Feb 2023

The efficiency of lifestyle intervention, orlistat, and experimental diet therapy in patients with obesity and metabolic-associated fatty liver disease

Researchers compared the effects of an experimental low-carbohydrate and high-protein diet and orlistat with that of a control diet to examine their impact on Asian MAFLD patients with obesity.

14 Feb 2023

UVA researchers discover a key trigger for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a key trigger for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a mysterious condition that causes fat to build up in the liver for no clear reason.

9 Feb 2023

Protein activity found to be more dysregulated in the blood of patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis

Biochemist Jon Jacobs has analyzed the blood of patients with diseases and conditions such as Ebola, cancer, tuberculosis, hepatitis, diabetes, Lyme disease, brain injury and influenza.

9 Feb 2023

Researchers find possible genetic basis and mouse model for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

A mutant or damaged gene may be a cause of a severe, mysterious form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers have found.

9 Feb 2023

Exercise can be used as a treatment for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

The 150 minutes of moderate to intense aerobic activity per week that is recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services can significantly reduce liver fat, according to new research by Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

9 Feb 2023

Exercise can lead to meaningful reductions in liver fat for patients with NAFLD, research confirms

Penn State College of Medicine researchers confirmed exercise can lead to meaningful reductions in liver fat for patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

8 Feb 2023

Patient's satisfaction with physician associated with completion of bariatric surgery

Patients' satisfaction with their physicians may influence their decisions to undergo bariatric surgery, according to a multicenter study involving UT Southwestern and the UTHealth School of Public Health published in JAMA Network Open.

8 Feb 2023

Researchers highlight the dysregulation of hepatokines in people with NAFLD

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an important risk factor for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

7 Feb 2023

Owlstone Medical Publishes Data on the Use of Exhaled Volatile Organic Compounds as Biomarkers for Liver Disease Detection

Owlstone Medical (“Owlstone”), the global leader in Breath Biopsy® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announced the publication of a peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology, “Breath Biopsy to identify exhaled volatile organic compounds as biomarkers for liver cirrhosis detection”.

From Owlstone Medical Ltd 7 Feb 2023

Gut hormone receptor polyagonists show promise for obesity and diabetes

A new paper in the Journal of Clinical Investigation describes drugs that could help lose weight and manage type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

6 Feb 2023

Study reveals a vulnerability of macrophages that contributes to chronic inflammatory diseases

Macrophages are cells of the immune system that, in addition to playing an essential role in the early response to microbial infection, also regulate tissue function and inflammation.

3 Feb 2023

Fatty Liver News and Research

Latest Fatty Liver News and Research

Studying gut bacteria's role in muscle regeneration and recover

Adding evidence to the weight gain causality of sugary drinks

Novel fatty liver organoid models could aid in drug discovery and testing

Researchers explore Mediterranean diet and its health benefits in managing obesity

First molecular biomarker for acquired generalized lipodystrophy discovered

Adverse muscle composition can predict mortality risk in people with fatty liver disease

Poor maternal diet during pregnancy increases risk of early childhood fatty liver in offspring

Prenatal alcohol exposure associated with the facial shape of children

Alternate-day fasting diet and exercise benefit the health of people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

The efficiency of lifestyle intervention, orlistat, and experimental diet therapy in patients with obesity and metabolic-associated fatty liver disease

UVA researchers discover a key trigger for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Protein activity found to be more dysregulated in the blood of patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis

Researchers find possible genetic basis and mouse model for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Exercise can be used as a treatment for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Exercise can lead to meaningful reductions in liver fat for patients with NAFLD, research confirms

Patient's satisfaction with physician associated with completion of bariatric surgery

Researchers highlight the dysregulation of hepatokines in people with NAFLD

Owlstone Medical Publishes Data on the Use of Exhaled Volatile Organic Compounds as Biomarkers for Liver Disease Detection

Gut hormone receptor polyagonists show promise for obesity and diabetes

Study reveals a vulnerability of macrophages that contributes to chronic inflammatory diseases

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