Natural Compound May Help Reverse Fatty Liver Disease in Mice
Researchers discovered that a natural plant compound called DIM (found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cabbage) may help treat fatty liver disease …
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New Drug Combo Helps Mice Lose Weight Like Surgery Does
Scientists created a new experimental protein that works like three different weight-loss medicines combined into one. In studies with mice that were …
Read MoreNew Clue to Fighting Fatty Liver Disease Found in Lab
Scientists discovered that a protein called B4GALT1 plays an important role in fatty liver disease, a condition where fat builds up in the liver and causes …
Read MoreNatural Plant Compound Shows Promise for Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers discovered that a natural compound called costunolide, found in plants, may help treat fatty liver disease and improve how the body handles blood …
Read MoreHow Fat and Scarring Team Up to Damage Your Liver
Scientists discovered that when your liver gets both fatty and scarred at the same time, it creates a dangerous combination that's worse than either problem …
Read MoreNew Drug Shows Promise for Fatty Liver and Heart Disease
Researchers tested a drug called diacerein on mice with genetic conditions that cause fatty liver disease and heart problems. The drug works by reducing …
Read MoreNew Material Shows Promise for Treating Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers have developed a new material called a covalent organic framework (COF) that could help treat fatty liver disease, a condition where fat builds up …
Read MoreNew Drug Approach Shows Promise for Type 2 Diabetes
Scientists have created a new type of experimental drug that works differently than current treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity. Instead of just …
Read MoreNew Oil Treatment Helps Boy With Rare Seizure Disorder Learn Better
A rare genetic condition called pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy can cause seizures and slow down how children learn and develop. Doctors usually treat it with …
Read MoreNew Drug Shows Promise in Reducing Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers tested a new experimental drug called MI-891 that blocks a protein in the liver called PXR. This protein normally tells the liver to make and store …
Read MoreHow Unhealthy Diets Change Liver Cell Soldiers
Scientists studied how two different unhealthy diets affect special immune cells in the liver called macrophages. Using mice, they found that both a diet …
Read MoreExercise and Eating Schedules Help Fix Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers discovered how exercise and eating during specific time windows can help reverse fatty liver disease, a growing health problem affecting millions. …
Read MoreNew Protein Could Help Your Liver Fight Fat Buildup
Researchers discovered that a protein called DDR2 may help prevent fatty liver disease, a common condition where fat builds up in the liver. Using mice, …
Read MoreNew Treatment Combo May Help Reverse Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers discovered that a combination of a special iron-removing medicine and dietary changes can help reverse fatty liver disease in mice. The study found …
Read MoreHow a Protein Called SAM50 Controls Your Body's Energy as You Age
Scientists discovered that a protein in your cells called SAM50 acts like a manager for your body's energy factories (called mitochondria). When you eat …
Read MoreHow Your Genes Turn On and Off to Cause Fatty Liver Disease
Your liver can develop a condition called fatty liver disease when you gain weight and eat unhealthy foods. Scientists have discovered that this disease isn't …
Read MoreAI Can Help Spot Liver Disease in Diabetics Early
Researchers in Iran used artificial intelligence to create a tool that can predict fatty liver disease in people with type 2 diabetes. They studied 3,654 …
Read MoreNew Discovery: How One Liver Protein Causes Fatty Liver Disease
Scientists found that a protein called SLC13A3 plays a major role in causing fatty liver disease, a condition where fat builds up in the liver. Using mice, …
Read MoreA Gene Switch That Controls Fat Buildup in Your Liver
Scientists discovered that a protein called FTO acts like a switch that controls how much fat builds up in the liver. When people eat too much fatty food, …
Read MoreWhy Fatty Livers Can't Clean Up Glucagon Properly
Scientists discovered that your liver normally acts like a cleanup crew for a hormone called glucagon, removing about 20% of it from your blood after meals. …
Read MoreA Spicy Compound May Help Your Liver Process Fat Better
Researchers discovered that a natural compound found in mustard and wasabi called allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) might help treat fatty liver disease, a condition …
Read MoreNatural Plant Compound May Help Heal Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers discovered that a natural compound called oridonin, found in traditional Chinese herbs, may help treat fatty liver disease by activating a special …
Read MoreSpecial Milk Fat Could Help Fix Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers tested a special type of fat designed to copy breast milk in obese mice with fatty liver disease. The mice that ate this special fat lost weight, …
Read MoreVitamin D and Fasting May Help Heal Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers tested whether vitamin D and intermittent fasting could help treat a common liver disease called MASLD, which happens when fat builds up in the …
Read MoreNew Liver Protein Found to Worsen Fatty Liver Disease
Scientists discovered that a protein called GPR75 plays a major role in making fatty liver disease worse. When people have metabolic dysfunction-associated …
Read MoreNew Protein Discovery Could Help Prevent Fatty Liver Disease
Scientists discovered a protein called MAPK15 that acts like a gatekeeper in your liver, controlling how much fat gets stored inside liver cells. When this …
Read MoreGene Knockout Stops Weight Gain but Hurts Liver Health in Fish
Scientists studied a gene called grna in zebrafish to understand how it affects weight gain and liver health. When they removed this gene, zebrafish eating a …
Read MoreNew Two-Drug Combo Shows Promise for Fatty Liver Disease in Diabetes
Researchers discovered that combining two different treatments works better than using either one alone for a serious liver problem that affects people with …
Read MoreNew Pig Model Helps Scientists Study Fatty Liver Disease
Scientists created a new way to study a serious liver disease called MASH (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis) using specially designed pigs. …
Read MoreHow Blood Vessel Cells Control Weight and Diabetes Risk
Scientists discovered that a protein called FUNDC1 in blood vessel cells plays a major role in how our bodies handle extra food and develop obesity and type 2 …
Read MoreA Liver Protein May Help Fight Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers discovered that a protein called AGP, made by the liver, appears to protect against fatty liver disease. When they studied mice without this …
Read MoreStem Cell Particles May Help Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers discovered that tiny particles released by bone marrow stem cells may help treat fatty liver disease by controlling how the liver makes fat and …
Read MoreNew Discovery: Blocking a Liver Protein Could Help Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers found that a protein called LACTB is overactive in people with fatty liver disease, a condition where fat builds up in the liver and causes …
Read MoreNew Treatment Shows Promise for Rare Genetic Disorder
Researchers discovered that adding the amino acid tyrosine to the diet, combined with eating more protein, may help children with a rare genetic condition …
Read MoreNew Tool Helps Scientists Watch How Cells Clean Up Waste
Scientists created special mice that glow in different colors to help them watch how cells get rid of old, broken parts called peroxisomes. Think of …
Read MoreHow Your Body Controls Fat: New Ways to Fight Obesity and Diabetes
Scientists have discovered that special proteins in your body called SREBPs act like master switches that control how much fat your body makes and stores. When …
Read MoreNatural Compound Shows Promise for Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers discovered that atraric acid, a natural substance found in plants, may help treat fatty liver disease—a condition where fat builds up in the liver …
Read MoreHow Your Small Intestine Keeps Your Body Healthy
Your small intestine is like a busy control center that does much more than just digest food. Scientists have discovered that different parts of your small …
Read MoreNew Drug Semaglutide May Fix Broken Chemical Pathways in Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers discovered that people with fatty liver disease have problems with how their bodies process certain B vitamins and amino acids—building blocks that …
Read MoreWhat Scientists Are Learning About Your Gut Bacteria
Scientists have been studying gut bacteria more than ever before. Between 2015 and 2024, research about gut microbiota—the trillions of tiny organisms living …
Read MoreNew Discovery: Turning Off One Gene May Help Fatty Liver Disease
Scientists found that a gene called ME1 plays a major role in fatty liver disease, a condition where fat builds up in the liver. When researchers removed this …
Read MoreHow Damaged Cells Trigger Liver Disease: New Treatment Targets
Your liver is like your body's filter, cleaning out waste and toxins. When liver cells get damaged, they release warning signals that tell your immune system …
Read MoreNew Drug Shows Promise for Fatty Liver Disease in Study
Researchers tested a new medication called retatrutide on mice with a liver condition caused by eating too much sugar and fatty foods. The study created a …
Read MoreNew Nanoparticle Treatment Shows Promise for Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers developed a new type of tiny particle-based medicine designed to treat fatty liver disease by attacking the problem from multiple angles. The …
Read MoreHow Gut Bacteria Send Messages That Affect Your Weight and Health
Your gut bacteria do more than just help digestion—they send tiny messages throughout your body that can affect your weight, blood sugar, and liver health. …
Read MoreHow Diet and Heart Medicine Helped a Young Man With a Rare Metabolic Disease
A 20-year-old man with propionic acidemia, a rare genetic condition that affects how the body breaks down certain proteins, developed heart problems. Doctors …
Read MoreTwo Liver Medicines Work Better Together Than Alone
Scientists tested two different medicines on mice with a serious liver disease called MASH (a condition where fat builds up in the liver and causes damage). …
Read MoreNew Combo Treatment Shows Promise for Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers tested a new two-drug combination to treat MASH, a serious liver disease where fat builds up in liver cells, causing inflammation and scarring. The …
Read MoreHow Ancient Chinese Herbs May Help Your Body Process Fats and Sugar
Researchers reviewed how traditional Chinese medicine might help treat common health problems like diabetes, high cholesterol, and liver disease. The key is …
Read MoreNew Nanoparticle Shows Promise for Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers discovered a tiny particle made from carbon (called QF70) that may help treat metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), …
Read MoreWhy Kids With PKU Stay Healthy But Adults Gain Weight
Researchers studied 291 Danish patients with phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare genetic condition where the body can't break down a protein called phenylalanine. …
Read MoreLiving with an Ileostomy: What Health Problems Might You Face?
Researchers looked at 20 studies to understand what health problems people with ileostomies might develop over time. An ileostomy is a surgical opening that …
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