Fatty

Fatty liver disease is a medical condition caused by a buildup of fat in the liver. There are two kinds of fatty liver disease; alcohol-induced and nonalcoholic. Nonalcoholic fatty liver or steatohepatitis is a more severe form that can…

Scientists at UC San Francisco (UCSF) have developed a new way of looking at sex-biased diseases that is rooted in evolutionary biology. They theorize that males and females took opposing paths in a tradeoff between immunity and metabolism…

A study led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research provides compelling evidence of the important role of hepatocyte adenosine kinase in the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD. The study, "Hepatocyte Adenosine Kinase Promotes…

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is associated with a greater capacity for selective and sustained attention in adolescents, while alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is associated with lower impulsivity, according to a study co-led by ISGlobal, a center…

Paul 'Fatty' Vautin lashes out over claims The Footy Show mocked Mario Fenech during dementia battle and insists NRL legend never complained about being the butt of jokesPaul Vautin has blasted claims The Footy Show mocked star…

Popping vitamin D3 and Omega-3 fatty acid pills every day will not stop older adults from suffering inflammation and becoming frail, a study has found.Scientists at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts, behind the five-year…

A dieter wrestling with cravings for fatty foods might be tempted to blame their tongue: the delicious taste of butter or ice cream is hard to resist. But new research investigating the source of our appetites has uncovered an entirely new…

Prolonged alcohol intake can lead to further complications including enlarged liver, alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis and can even prove fatal and lead to liver failure…

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore have uncovered a mechanism that leads to an advanced form of fatty liver disease -- and it turns out that vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements could reverse this process. These findings…

People with sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy sleep behaviors could develop fatty liver disease, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Fatty liver disease is the…