Hormone from fat cells impedes liver tumors in mice

A hormone secreted by fat cells can restrain the growth of liver cancer in mice, report researchers.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Aug. 19, 2022 ~6 min

Vitamin B12 may treat fatty liver disease

New findings "suggest that a relatively inexpensive therapy, vitamin B12 and folic acid, could be used to prevent and/or delay the progression of NASH."

Federico Graciano-NUS • futurity
Aug. 9, 2022 ~6 min


Harvard specialists sift damage of pandemic-era drinking

As studies signal serious health consequences, specialists scramble to treat acute cases and reinforce limits that define moderate use.

Alvin Powell • harvard
June 14, 2022 ~12 min

Combo immunotherapy slows down liver cancer in mice

A combination immunotherapy significantly slowed liver cancer growth and enhanced the strength of tumor-attacking T cells in mice, researchers say.

Eric Maze-Missouri • futurity
May 19, 2022 ~4 min

Sound tech partly destroys liver tumors in rats

A noninvasive sound technology can destroy between 50 and 75% of tumors in rat livers, with the immune system handling what's left.

Jim Lynch-Michigan • futurity
April 21, 2022 ~6 min

Exercise may lower blood clot risk in people with fatty liver disease

Exercise has a multitude of benefits for people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, including a reduced risk of developing blood clots.

Zachary Sweger-Penn State • futurity
March 1, 2022 ~5 min

Nursing can ‘turn on’ fatty liver disease in baby mice

A discovery in mice about the role imprinted genes play in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease could lead to new treatments.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Feb. 9, 2022 ~5 min

Study holds warning on pandemic drinking

A one-year increase in alcohol consumption in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic is estimated to cause 8,000 additional deaths from alcohol-related liver disease by 2040.

Tracy Hampton • harvard
Jan. 4, 2022 ~3 min


Why prescription drugs can work differently for different people

The same dose of a drug can have varying degrees of effectiveness and safety depending on how well the liver can metabolize it.

C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut • conversation
Oct. 4, 2021 ~9 min

More ‘natural’ sugar may be as bad for you as the artificial stuff

"...consumption of both sucrose- and high fructose corn-sweetened beverages increase liver fat and decrease insulin sensitivity..."

Trina Wood-UC Davis • futurity
Aug. 31, 2021 ~6 min

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