UofL receives new federal funding to advance metabolic health research
Chronic health conditions such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease and metabolic liver disease have sharply increased in recent…
Phytoene in tomatoes may help protect against fatty liver disease
Aug 26 2026 New study suggests a lesser-known compound in tomatoes may help protect against fatty liver disease,…
Widely used plastic may increase fatty liver disease risk
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. A common…
Daily tomatoes lowered a key marker of liver fat in MASLD trial
A six-week tomato-rich diet outperformed a tomato-free diet on an important marker of hepatic steatosis, pointing to a…
Review outlines effective approaches to reduce recurrent hepatic encephalopathy
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neurologic complication of advanced liver disease, causing impaired functioning, reduced quality of life…
AI-powered blood test detects liver cancer across distinct populations
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center validated an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered blood test that accurately detected liver cancer…
Novel interventional approach successfully treats rare hepatic myelopathy
Hepatic myelopathy (HM) is a rare neurological complication of decompensated chronic liver disease that profoundly impairs quality of…
Lifestyle changes improve MASLD by suppressing key molecular pathway
A molecular explanation for how lifestyle interventions protect the liver Lifestyle modification is the cornerstone of managing metabolic…
Occult hepatitis B mutations drive liver cancer growth via Akt mTOR pathway
Occult hepatitis B virus (OBI) infection presents a significant global health challenge, notoriously flying under the radar of…
Study tests chronotype’s liver link and finds no significant association
A small Italian study tested whether an individual’s preferred daily schedule aligns with hidden liver changes, but found…
Cold-exposed mothers pass metabolic protection to male rat offspring through milk
Cold exposure during early pregnancy altered breast milk bile acids and microbial metabolism, providing male rat offspring with…
Microplastics hit the liver hard on a high-fat diet, mouse study finds
In mice, polyethylene microplastics caused much more liver damage when the animals were also on a high-fat diet,…