Salad can prevent a fatty liver Obesity, alcohol, medications, and Diabetes can lead to fatty degeneration of the liver. Almost […]
Elevated hormone flags liver problems in mice with methylmalonic acidemia: Study findings can immediately be applied to human patients with the disease
Researchers have discovered that a hormone, fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), is extremely elevated in mice with liver disease that […]
Damaged liver cells undergo reprogramming to regenerate
In Greek mythology, Zeus punishes the trickster Prometheus by chaining him to a rock and sending an eagle to eat […]
Anticancer drug offers potential alternative to transplant for patients with liver failure
Patients suffering sudden liver failure could in the future benefit from a new treatment that could reduce the need for […]
Fat production and burning are synchronized in livers of mice with obesity
Mice fed a fattening diet develop new liver circadian rhythms that impact the way fat is accumulated and simultaneously burned, […]
World Hepatitis Day 2018: Cause, symptoms and treatment of the disease
July 28 is World Hepatitis Day. Viral hepatitis, be it hepatitis A, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C, are a group […]