News tagged with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Metobolomics uncovers key indicators of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

A recent metobolomics study by researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond found that impaired peroxisomal oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) is associated with the progression ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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, ...

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0