The result suggests that the protein made by the gene, known as Nwd1, and other molecules it interacts with could be ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is a polygenic disorder influenced by multiple genes, but their ...

Scientists have identified the Plvap gene as a key regulator of metabolism during fasting. Disabling it in mice prevented the ...

If we could develop a medication that helps maintain fat or sugar burning at its original high level alongside weight-loss ...

The researchers' discovery was unexpected when they were investigating the function of a gene called Plvap in certain liver ...

High levels of ammonia kill liver cells by damaging the mitochondria that power the cells. But this can be prevented using an existing drug due to start clinical trials, finds a new study in mice.

UCLA Health researchers have discovered significant changes in liver function following exposure to diesel exhaust (DE) in a ...

Pancreatic cancer that spreads to the liver is especially difficult to treat because the liver naturally suppresses immune ...

Until now, doctors knew hepatic stellate cells mainly as drivers of liver fibrosis. The actual functions of this cell type have hardly been studied to date. Researchers have now determined that ...

A recent study published on January 31, 2024, in Nature Aging introduces a potential new drug that could help. Scientists believe this drug can remove harmful “zombie” cells from the liver and slow ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is a liver disease that progresses without symptoms and is associated ...