fatty liver
New insights into the functioning of the liver
In everyday life, we are constantly exposed to substances that are harmful: natural and artificial chemicals through food, medicine or even just the…
New 3D cultured cells mimic the progress of NASH
In Japan, about 10 million of people (8% of the population) are thought to carry NASH or to be at high risk for NASH. In the USA, a ballpark estimate indicates…
What and how much we eat might change our internal clocks and hormone responses
The research conducted in mice found that the time-of-day dependent metabolic cycle is altered by high caloric diet. Since glucocorticoids are widely used…
New Classification? Subgroups of Type 2 Diabetes have Specific Risk of Diseases such as Fatty Liver and Neuropathy
The traditional classification of diabetes, mainly in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, has been challenged by studies from Scandinavia.
Disorder in the liver
The high-calorie and high-fat diet now common in many parts of the world, including Europe and North America, can lead to a wide range of health problems. This…
Microbes to fight fatty liver disease
Headed by Gianni Panagiotou from the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI) in Jena, eight European scientists have…