Why Different Unhealthy Diets Damage Your Liver in Different Ways
Scientists studied how two different unhealthy diets affect the liver in mice to understand why some people develop worse liver disease than others. One diet …
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New Discovery: How to Stop Liver Disease by Changing Immune Cells
Scientists discovered a new way that fatty liver disease gets worse, and it involves special immune cells in your liver called macrophages. When these cells …
Read MoreAncient Chinese Herbs May Help a Common Type of Heart Failure
Researchers studied two traditional Chinese herbs—Rehmannia glutinosa and Ephedra sinica—to see if they could help people with a specific type of heart failure …
Read MoreNew Treatment Shows Promise for Fatty Liver Disease in Mice
Researchers tested a new type of medicine designed to target a specific protein in the liver called C/EBPβ. This protein plays a big role in fatty liver …
Read MoreNew Discovery: How Fat Cells Talk to Your Liver and Cause Fatty Liver Disease
Scientists found a protein called GPR146 that acts like a messenger between your fat cells and liver. When this protein is active, it tells fat cells to store …
Read MoreA Steroid Drug During Pregnancy May Increase Liver Disease Risk in Kids
Researchers discovered that when pregnant animals received prednisone (a common steroid medication), their offspring developed more liver problems later in …
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 MorePlant Compound May Help Reverse Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers discovered that dihydroquercetin (DHQ), a natural compound found in plants, may help treat fatty liver disease caused by poor diet and metabolism …
Read MoreNew Drug Shows Promise for Weight Loss and Stronger Bones
Researchers discovered that a drug called FG-4592 (Roxadustat) may help prevent obesity and improve bone health in mice fed high-fat diets. The drug works by …
Read MoreNew Discovery: Blocking a Protein Could Help Treat Fatty Liver Disease
Scientists discovered that a protein called EMMPRIN plays a major role in causing a serious liver disease where fat builds up inside liver cells, leading to …
Read MoreNew Way to Stop Fat Buildup in Your Liver
Researchers discovered that a protein called LPCAT3 plays a major role in causing fatty liver disease, a condition where too much fat builds up in the liver. …
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 MoreCan a Common Gout Medicine Help Fatty Liver Disease?
Researchers tested whether allopurinol, a medicine commonly used to treat gout, could help people with fatty liver disease caused by metabolic problems. They …
Read MoreHow High-Fat Diets Damage Multiple Body Systems
Researchers fed 35 monkeys a high-fat diet for 18 months to understand how unhealthy eating affects the body. After just six months, the monkeys developed high …
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 Discovery: How Your Body Can Burn Fat Better to Fight Liver Disease
Scientists found a special molecule in the liver called Wee1-AS that helps your body burn fat more efficiently. When they increased this molecule in mice …
Read MoreWhy Immune Cells Go Wrong in Obesity and How to Fix It
Scientists discovered that a protein called Sirt6 helps control immune cells in your body, and when you gain weight, this protein decreases. When Sirt6 levels …
Read MoreAncient Chinese Tea May Help Heal Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers tested a traditional Chinese herbal tea called Xiasangju to see if it could help treat a serious liver condition where fat builds up in liver …
Read MoreNew Plant Compound Shows Promise for Memory and Diabetes Problems
Researchers tested a new compound called DMB, made from a natural plant ingredient, to see if it could help with both memory loss and diabetes-related …
Read MoreA Tiny Molecule That May Drive Liver Cancer in Overweight People
Scientists discovered that a tiny molecule called microRNA-21 (miR-21) may play a big role in causing liver cancer, especially in people with obesity and fatty …
Read MoreNew Way to Spot Liver Problems in Teens Works Better Than Old Method
Doctors have a new way to identify teenagers with fatty liver disease that works better than the old method. Researchers looked at health information from over …
Read MoreNatural Plant Compound Shows Promise for Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers discovered that a natural compound called sclareol may help treat a serious liver condition called MASH (metabolic dysfunction-associated …
Read MoreNew Drug Shows Promise in Fighting Hidden Inflammation from Unhealthy Diets
Researchers discovered that a protein called casein kinase II (CK2) plays a major role in the chronic, low-level inflammation that develops when people eat …
Read MoreFatty Liver Disease Could Cost the World Billions by 2040
A new study predicts that a common liver disease called MASH (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis) will become much more expensive and widespread …
Read MoreA Brain Chemical That May Make Weight Gain Worse
Scientists discovered that a brain chemical called NPFFR2 might play a bigger role in obesity than previously thought. When researchers gave mice a high-fat, …
Read MoreNew Compound May Boost Fasting Benefits for Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers discovered that a natural compound called Heterophyllin B, combined with intermittent fasting, may help treat fatty liver disease more effectively. …
Read MoreNew Treatment Idea: Fixing Liver Damage by Replacing Broken Cell Powerhouses
Scientists discovered a potential new way to treat a serious liver disease called MASH (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis). The key idea is …
Read MoreHeart Surgery Patients: Two Hidden Problems That Make Each Other Worse
Children who have a special heart surgery called the Fontan procedure often develop two health problems that seem to make each other worse. Their bodies build …
Read MoreNew Drug Shows Promise for Liver Disease in Postmenopausal Women
Researchers studied how a new medication called tirzepatide affects liver health in mice that were overweight, diabetic, and going through menopause-like …
Read MoreHow Fatty Liver Cells Damage Your Liver: A New Discovery
Scientists discovered how fatty liver disease progresses and causes scarring. When liver cells get too fatty, they release tiny packages called vesicles that …
Read MoreNew Drug Shows Promise in Treating Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers tested a combination drug called Sacubitril/Valsartan on rats with a serious liver condition where fat builds up and causes damage. The drug worked …
Read MoreNew Discovery: How Your Liver Gets Fatty and How to Stop It
Scientists found a protein called integrin β3 that acts like an accelerator for fat buildup in the liver. When this protein is overactive, it makes your liver …
Read MoreWhy Body Shape Matters More Than Vitamins for PCOS Health
Researchers studied women with PCOS (a common hormone condition) to understand what causes health problems like diabetes and heart disease. They looked at age, …
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