Follow
Fatty liver disease
Fatty liver disease is a hepatic disorder characterized by an increased buildup of fat in the liver. Risk factors for fatty liver disease include obesity, diabetes, and alcohol consumption. While most cases are benign and treated with lifestyle interventions, severe cases can result in cirrhosis.
-
DEC 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A diet that contains a lot of fat is known to be a poor choice for good heath in part because it can cause metabolic syn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2016Microbiology
There is a rich community of microbes residing in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals including humans, the microbiom ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2016Cancer
To study the effect of constant, chronic jet lag on health risks, scientists at the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas ...OCT 17, 2016Chemistry & Physics
There might be a new kind of anti-viral medication coming to a pharmacy near you. An international research group led by ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJUL 19, 2016Immunology
Thousands of deaths in patients with hepatic cirrhosis result from bacterial infections that individuals with healthy im ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 10, 2016Microbiology
It’s been known for some time that the symbiotic relationship between a microbiome and the host requires a fine ba ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2016Health & Medicine
For most patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) who die, the cause of death is heart disease. Although N ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 16, 2016Videos
Fatty liver disease is a condition in which excess fat in the liver makes up over 5 to 10 percent of the liver's weight. ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 29, 2016Cardiology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in the United States, and a recent study has ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 10, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetically engineered animals are in the spotlight yet again as the US government recently approved transgenic drug-pro ...NOV 28, 2015Health & Medicine
A group of German and Israeli scientists have successfully grown human liver cells in the laboratory that did not lose t ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 28, 2015Health & Medicine
A sedentary lifestyle can lead to health conditions like type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. In serious cases, ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 10, 2015Microbiology
Glutathione is an extremely important antioxidant, the king of all detoxifying agents that prevents oxidative stress in ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 06, 2015Cancer
How do tumors grow, and how can they be stopped? A collaborative study between Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 27, 2015Neuroscience
The search for a fountain of youth has bedeviled kings and alchemists for centuries. Around 80 years ago, Cornell Univer ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 23, 2015Microbiology
Microbes may just be the next diet craze. Researchers have programmed bacteria to generate a molecule that, through norm ...Written By: Will Hector
DEC 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A diet that contains a lot of fat is known to be a poor choice for good heath in part because it can cause metabolic syn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2016
Microbiology
There is a rich community of microbes residing in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals including humans, the microbiom
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2016
Cancer
To study the effect of constant, chronic jet lag on health risks, scientists at the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas
...
OCT 17, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
There might be a new kind of anti-viral medication coming to a pharmacy near you. An international research group led by
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JUL 19, 2016
Immunology
Thousands of deaths in patients with hepatic cirrhosis result from bacterial infections that individuals with healthy im
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 10, 2016
Microbiology
It’s been known for some time that the symbiotic relationship between a microbiome and the host requires a fine ba
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2016
Health & Medicine
For most patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) who die, the cause of death is heart disease. Although N
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 16, 2016
Videos
Fatty liver disease is a condition in which excess fat in the liver makes up over 5 to 10 percent of the liver's weight.
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 29, 2016
Cardiology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in the United States, and a recent study has
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 10, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetically engineered animals are in the spotlight yet again as the US government recently approved transgenic drug-pro
...
NOV 28, 2015
Health & Medicine
A group of German and Israeli scientists have successfully grown human liver cells in the laboratory that did not lose t
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 28, 2015
Health & Medicine
A sedentary lifestyle can lead to health conditions like type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. In serious cases,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 10, 2015
Microbiology
Glutathione is an extremely important antioxidant, the king of all detoxifying agents that prevents oxidative stress in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 06, 2015
Cancer
How do tumors grow, and how can they be stopped? A collaborative study between Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 27, 2015
Neuroscience
The search for a fountain of youth has bedeviled kings and alchemists for centuries. Around 80 years ago, Cornell Univer
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 23, 2015
Microbiology
Microbes may just be the next diet craze. Researchers have programmed bacteria to generate a molecule that, through norm
...
Written By:
Will Hector