News tagged with fatty liver syndrome
Getting to the root of fatty liver disease
Researchers have identified a molecular switch that appears to be a common feature in the development of fatty liver disease. The discovery made in mice is consistent with data from human patients, suggesting ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Metabolic syndrome found in 52 percent of patients after liver transplantation
Researchers from Israel have determined that more than half of liver transplant recipients develop post-transplantation metabolic syndrome (PTMS), placing them at greater risk for cardiovascular disease. Prior to transplantation ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 06, 2011 |
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The correlation between incidental NAFLD and carotid atherosclerosis
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is often caused by abdominal obesity, which is also one of the main causes of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. The latter, in turn, is an important cardiovascular risk factor, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Alcohol tolerance 'switch' found
Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a genetic "switch" in fruit flies that plays an important role in making flies more tolerant to alcohol.
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Metabolic syndrome linked to liver disease in obese teenaged boys
Researchers studying a large sample of adolescent American boys have found an association between metabolic syndrome, which is a complication of obesity, and elevated liver enzymes that mark potentially serious liver disease.
Sep 29, 2009 |
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