EFHD1 may turn fatty liver disease into injury, with inhibition reducing scarring by up to 60%

Obesity-related metabolic liver disease affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, but only some of those livers ...
University of Utah Health

Study Identifies Potential Therapeutic Target Protein that Drives Metabolic Liver Disease Independent of Diet

The protein appears to cause liver damage by triggering an out-of-place antiviral immune response. Blocking this pathway can ...
Mirage News

New Protein Target Found for Metabolic Liver Disease

Obesity-related metabolic liver disease affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, but only some fraction of those ...
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Six months of diet followed by millions forces liver into 'survival mode', priming it for cancer

Scientists have uncovered the deadly damage of following a diet high in fat, damage that paves the way for fatal cancers. Liver cells are chronically overwhelmed by the unhealthy fats common in ...