Mayo Clinic researchers have identified how excessive alcohol use can drive the development of fatty liver disease. The culprit is a disruption of a protein-recycling enzyme (VCP), which normally ...

Wegovy can now be used in adults with metabolic-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) who have excessive scar tissue in their liver. The FDA has expanded Wegovy use to include adults with ...

You may not be aware that most of the medicines that have been approved for treatment are rooted in nature. For example, the bark of willow trees has been called nature's aspirin because it contains a ...

Liver King, the very red gentleman who receives what is perhaps the most liberal interpretation of the title “health and fitness influencer,” is in the middle of what can mostly be described as an ...

In 1980, Ludwig and colleagues described the histologic features of a newly identified chronic liver condition referred to as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and noted that the majority of the ...

UC Davis Health researchers have discovered that a natural molecule made by gut bacteria can reverse liver damage and repair the gut lining after aflatoxin exposure. The treatment may offer a new, non ...

Fatty liver disease is a health condition in which fat builds up in the liver. This fat buildup can cause inflammation and, in severe cases, liver damage. There are two main types of fatty liver ...

Investors have struck a deal to buy a majority stake in HistoSonics, valuing the company whose noninvasive therapy for liver tumors shows promise in other diseases at $2.25 billion. An investor group ...

At least 60% of liver cancers globally are preventable through risk-factor reduction, including obesity-linked metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and cases caused by ...

The global incidence of liver cancer is projected to double by 2050. Sixty percent of liver cancers are preventable by controlling risk factors including hepatitis B and C, alcohol consumption, and ...

Without efforts to address some causes, including alcohol use and metabolic issues, the researchers warn that cases could nearly double by 2050. By Nina Agrawal Liver cancer kills more than 700,000 ...