FibroScan overestimated advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with class 3 obesity and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.

Liver fibrosis is a major global health concern, developing as a result of chronic liver diseases (CLDs) such as viral ...

Maternal diet, excess bile acid and liver disease - Moms who eat a high-fat, high-sugar diet during pregnancy can increase ...

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Researchers from Columbia University and the German Cancer Center have found that stellate cells—star-shaped liver cells long ...

A fatty liver is the most common. Dr Sudeep Khanna, senior consultant, gastroenterology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, ...

The liver is essential for digestion, metabolism, detoxification, and fluid regulation. While alcohol abuse is a known cause ...

The number one unmet need is that we don't have a good handle on who's at risk, because patients generally don't have too ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has become a growing global health concern, affecting millions ...

Investigators have found that the gene Asah1 plays a crucial protective role in preventing the progression of nonalcoholic ...

THR-beta agonists are the only medication approved to treat metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a severe ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD FibroScan is the brand name for transient elastography, an abdominal ultrasound that ...