Severe Health Risks Follow Adults Who Were Diagnosed With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease as Children

Research to be presented Sunday, November 2, 2008 at this year's liver meeting in San Francisco, California, October 31 - November 4 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The goal of researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, led by Dr. Paul Angulo, was to determine the effects o...

Weight reduction by 5% may help in treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in many countries. No proven treatment for patients with NAFLD is currently available//. Understanding the specific effects of weight reduction and lifestyle modifications in patients with NAFLD is important ...

Intestinal bacteria associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

...d an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine are both associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). These findings are revealed in a new study in ...ich is the hepatic component of the Metabolic Syndrome. NAFLD can worsen to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and some experts have wondered if liver exposure to bacter...

McDivitt Law Firm Expands Safe and Sober Free Ride Home to Cinco de Mayo

...verages. If you plan to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, remember to: Always have a designated driver if alcoholic beverages are being served. Provide nonalcoholic beverage choices if you are hosting a party. Plan the day in advance and decide on your transportation alternative before going out. About Safe ...

JCI online early table of contents: April 13, 2009

...i.org/article.php?id=35548 METABOLIC DISEASE: Adding insight into nonalcoholic fatty liver disease nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common chronic liver disease associated wi...

Gene Explains How High-Fructose Diets Lead to Insulin Resistance

...cine, said in a journal news release. "Fructose is much more readily metabolized to fat in the liver than glucose is, and, in the process, can lead to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)," which, in turn, leads to hepatic insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. High-fructose corn syrup -- a mixture of the...

Older adults more impaired by social drinking

...ults between the ages of 50 and 74, and 26 adults ages 25 to 35. Participants were randomly assigned to drink either a moderate amount of alcohol or a nonalcoholic "placebo" beverage. Each person in the alcohol group was given enough to achieve the same blood alcohol level. Next, all participants completed the...

Weight loss improves fatty liver disease, researchers find

...recent study, Saint Louis University researchers found that weight loss of at least 9 percent helped patients reverse a type of liver disease known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a finding that will allow doctors to give patients specific weight-loss goals that are likely to improve their livers. The fin...

Internationally Acclaimed Researcher Joins UH Faculty

...afsson's work on other nuclear hormone receptors lends itself to new treatments for metabolic syndrome, including atherosclerosis, Type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic hepatic steatosis, also known as fatty liver. He also has found evidence that the roles played by estrogen receptors and nuclear hormone receptors in ...

Experimental Biology 2009 meets April 18-22

...uences in obesity; genetics of the adaptation to exercise; metabolic defects in diabetes, obesity and heart failure; novel mechanisms in alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases; and fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome. The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology program include...

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NAFLD AND NASH Linked to Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease

...European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) further confirm that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its most severe form, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), are associated with the metabolic syndrome and pose...

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Internationally acclaimed researcher joins UH faculty thanks to $5.5 million grant

...afsson's work on other nuclear hormone receptors lends itself to new treatments for metabolic syndrome, including atherosclerosis, Type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic hepatic steatosis, also known as fatty liver. He also has found evidence that the roles played by estrogen receptors and nuclear hormone receptors in ...

JCI online early table of contents: Jan. 19, 2009

...has been a recent dramatic rise in the number of children classified as obese and diagnosed with obesity-related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). One factor thought to contribute to this rise is obesity of the mother during pregnancy. However, a team of researchers, ...

Apple or pear shape is not main culprit to heart woes -- it's liver fat

...aving too much fat stored in the liver is known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. "Since obesity is so much ...eeing a corresponding increase in the incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease," says senior investigator Sam...e liver." In a second study, Klein's team found nonalcoholic fatty liver disease was related to the release of ...

Study: weight-loss tips differ in African-American, mainstream magazines

...companion study to previous work Mastin and Campo published in the Howard Journal of Communications in Oct. 2006. The first study showed that food and nonalcoholic beverage ads outnumbered fitness and nutrition articles 16 to 1 in Ebony, Essence and Jet between 1984 and 2004. The 500 ads were primarily for foods ...

Investigating 'brain shrinkage' in alcoholics

... Previous studies have demonstrated that the brains of alcoholics are smaller, lighter and "shrunken" when compared to nonalcoholic brains. Symposium speakers at the October 2004 Congress for the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism in Mannheim, Germany revie...

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Intensive Lifestyle Intervention Program for Overweight or Obese Patients with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Reduces Weight and Improves Overall Liver Health

Research to be presented Sunday, November 2, 2008 at this year's liver meeting in San Francisco, California, October 31 - November 4 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is strongly associated with obesity, and there is no approved medical therapy for...

Obio Pharmaceutical Announces Product Growth Strategy

... The Company has also successfully patented the AK20 in China, which treats nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH/ nonalcoholic fatty liver disease). Besides the two patented drugs, Obio has also ...