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Study identifies a drug candidate for the treatment of fatty liver disease

There is currently no drug for treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which affects many people with type 2 diabetes and which can result in other serious liver diseases.

3 Feb 2023

Knowing your cholesterol level can be a crucial factor in overall health

On a top 10 list of things to do, getting your cholesterol level checked likely doesn't make the cut – but no matter your age, knowing your numbers can be a crucial factor in overall health.

2 Feb 2023

Liver cancer treatment can place significant financial burden on patients, analysis shows

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, can place a significant financial burden on patients, according to an analysis led by a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

30 Jan 2023

Keto diet as a PCOS treatment

A recent study explores the role of the ketogenic diet in the treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome.

29 Jan 2023

Genetically increasing omega-3 fatty acid production improves glucose balance in obese mice

A new study from researchers at Laval University in Quebec, Canada, shows that genetically increasing omega-3 fatty acid production, without direct gut microbiota contact, improves the balance of insulin and glucagon (glucose balance) in obese mice.

25 Jan 2023

Consuming soy flour rich in protein B-conglycinin could reduce LDL cholesterol levels

A protein in soybeans blocks the production of a liver enzyme involved in the metabolism of triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein, scientists found in a recent study.

23 Jan 2023

What is the association between fast-food intake and liver steatosis?

Researchers quantified the adverse effects of fast-food intake on liver steatosis in new research.

18 Jan 2023

American Academy of Pediatrics releases the first clinical practice guideline for evaluating and treating childhood obesity

A recent news article published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) discussed the first clinical practice guideline released by the AAP to effectively and safely evaluate and treat pediatric obesity in children and adolescents.

13 Jan 2023

Effectiveness of slow eating intervention tested in overweight and obese women

A recent Eating Behaviors study has aimed to develop and test the effectiveness of a 5-week slow-eating intervention in obese women.

11 Jan 2023

Eating fast food associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

The new year has begun, and with it, resolutions for change. A study from Keck Medicine of USC published today in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology gives people extra motivation to reduce fast-food consumption.

10 Jan 2023

Hair follicle transplants can rejuvenate scars, study finds

In a new study involving three volunteers, skin scars began to behave more like uninjured skin after they were treated with hair follicle transplants.

6 Jan 2023

Early intervention key to managing diabetes, cardiorenal, and metabolic diseases

A panel of US-based experts in cardiology, nephrology, endocrinology, and primary care has prepared specific recommendations for early identification and intervention in obesity, diabetes, and other cardiorenal and metabolic diseases. A detailed report on recommended strategies has been published in the Journal of Diabetes and its Complications.

4 Jan 2023

Researchers discover novel candidate drug targets for advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Using the latest technologies - including both single-nuclear sequencing of mice and human liver tissue and advanced 3D glass imaging of mice to characterize key scar-producing liver cells - researchers have uncovered novel candidate drug targets for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

4 Jan 2023

The metabolic links between diet-induced changes in the gut and NASH

Scientists reviewed the metabolic association between diet-induced alterations in the gut and NASH

4 Jan 2023

Discovery could pave the way for developing therapies to treat nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

UT Southwestern immunologists have uncovered a key pathogenic event prompted by obesity that can trigger severe forms of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and potential liver failure.

27 Dec 2022

Study links NAFLD with brain deterioration and identifies a potential therapeutic target

People with liver disease caused by eating too much sugar and fat could be at increased risk of developing serious neurological conditions like depression or dementia.

22 Dec 2022

Common type 2 diabetes drug requires the presence of GDF15 cytokine to present antidiabetic effects

Metformin, the most prescribed drug for treating diabetes mellitus, known as type 2 diabetes, requires the presence of the growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) —a protein whose expression increases in response to cellular stress— to present its antidiabetic effects.

16 Dec 2022

Fatty Liver News and Research

Latest Fatty Liver News and Research

Study identifies a drug candidate for the treatment of fatty liver disease

Knowing your cholesterol level can be a crucial factor in overall health

Liver cancer treatment can place significant financial burden on patients, analysis shows

Keto diet as a PCOS treatment

Genetically increasing omega-3 fatty acid production improves glucose balance in obese mice

Consuming soy flour rich in protein B-conglycinin could reduce LDL cholesterol levels

What is the association between fast-food intake and liver steatosis?

American Academy of Pediatrics releases the first clinical practice guideline for evaluating and treating childhood obesity

Effectiveness of slow eating intervention tested in overweight and obese women

Eating fast food associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Hair follicle transplants can rejuvenate scars, study finds

Early intervention key to managing diabetes, cardiorenal, and metabolic diseases

Researchers discover novel candidate drug targets for advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

The metabolic links between diet-induced changes in the gut and NASH

Discovery could pave the way for developing therapies to treat nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Study links NAFLD with brain deterioration and identifies a potential therapeutic target

Common type 2 diabetes drug requires the presence of GDF15 cytokine to present antidiabetic effects

Revised guidelines for diabetes care

Researchers unravel the molecular mechanisms of steatosis-to-NASH progression

Study shows how dietary saturated/trans fats promote liver tumorigenesis

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