Fatty liver disease is a condition that can be caused by being overweight or obese. Here are five warning signs of fatty ...

Hyderabad: A simple, quick and cheap way to monitor liver health at home could soon be a reality as a prototype device has ...

Exposure to environmental chemicals during pregnancy may increase the risk for liver injury and steatosis in children and mothers, which could be mitigated by higher folic acid supplementation, ...

Liver cancer is uncommon in the United States, but it is common worldwide due to risk factors such as chronic hepatitis B and C infections and exposure to aflatoxin (toxins produced by a certain ...

Elevated liver enzymes can occur for many reasons. Most often, elevated liver enzymes are temporary and resolve on their own without treatment. Occasionally, elevated liver enzymes require additional ...

Outcomes measured were aspects of liver injury ... no significant benefits on alanine transaminase [ALT, SMD: −0.15 (95% CI: −0.45 to 0.15)], gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase [GGT, SMD: −0.07 (95% CI: −0 ...

Fatty liver disease, or hepatic steatosis, occurs when excess fat accumulates in liver cells. Commonly associated with ...

This makes the results published by Almut Schulze and colleagues from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) all the more surprising: when the researchers blocked the enzyme aldolase A, which ...

Model 1 did not include any covariate adjustments; Model 2 included adjustments for age, sex, race, education level, income, marital status, smoking, and physical activity; Model 3 included additional ...

"The glycolytic enzyme aldolase is essential for liver cancer cells, although the glycolytic pathway itself is apparently dispensable," says metabolism expert Schulze, summarizing the findings.

Cruciferous vegetables are liver superstars. Broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage contain sulfur compounds and glucosinolates that activate liver enzymes responsible for breaking ...

With further refinement, the enzyme could be adapted for even more complex reactions, making it a valuable tool in drug development, agricultural chemicals, and materials science. “The possibilities ...