fatty liver
Obesity greater risk for fatty liver than moderate amounts of alcohol
It has long been known that large amounts of alcohol can cause fatty liver. More recent research has shown that obesity and insulin resistance can also cause…
Researchers identify the metabolic signaling pathway responsible for dyslipidemia
This nutrient sensing pathway, which is described in the current on-line issue of Cell Metabolism, may also have implications for the health benefits of…
UCLA study finds cholesterol regulator plays key role in development of liver scarring, cirrhosis
Published in the March issue of the journal Gastroenterology, the study shows that liver X receptors (LXRs), master regulators of cholesterol, fat and…
Specific populations of gut bacteria linked to fatty liver
The more we learn about biology, the closer we get to being able to treat disease – and the more complicated our understanding of disease itself becomes. A new…
New sleep cycle discovery explains why fatty diets during pregnancy make kids obese
The link between sleeping and obesity is drawn tighter as a new research published online in the FASEB Journal…
Discovery points to new approach for diabetes therapy
The findings could offer a new approach to diabetes therapy, experts say, especially if a drug could be identified that would do the same thing, which in this…