Fatty

CRISPR brings back ancient gene that prevents gout and fatty liver

Gout is one of the oldest documented human illnesses. It develops when sharp crystals form inside joints, triggering intense swelling…

4 months ago

Surprising study reveals what really kills fatty liver disease patients

More than a third of the world's population is affected by metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, the most…

5 months ago

Scientists finally reveal the hidden mechanism linking alcohol to fatty liver

Mayo Clinic researchers have pinpointed how excessive alcohol consumption contributes to fatty liver disease, a condition that affects more than…

5 months ago

Throwing a ‘spanner in the works’ of our cells’ machinery could help fight cancer, fatty liver disease… and hair loss

Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria, the 'powerhouses' of…

10 months ago

Cocoa or green tea could protect you from the negative effects of fatty foods during mental stress

New research has found that a flavanol-rich cocoa drink can protect the body's vasculature against stress even after eating high-fat…

1 year ago

Macrophage mix helps determine rate and fate of fatty liver disease

Formerly known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is an inflammatory disease characterized by liver scarring or fibrosis that…

2 years ago

Fatty food before surgery may impair memory in old, young adults

Eating fatty food in the days leading up to surgery may prompt a heightened inflammatory response in the brain that…

2 years ago