NAFLD is a multisystem disease where systemic insulin resistance and related metabolic dysfunction play a pathogenic role in the development of NAFLD and its most relevant liver-related morbidities ...

Controlled attenuation parameter, which is based on the attribution of ultrasonic signals by TE, can raise the accuracy of steatosis detection ... detecting advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis but not the ...

A 96-week clinical trial found that 300 mg of Vitamin E significantly improved liver histology and reduced inflammation in ...

Cirrhosis is a condition in which scar tissue gradually replaces your healthy liver cells. It usually happens over a long period, often due to hepatitis, alcohol use disorder, or metabolic ...

Assessment of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis is crucial for the management of patients with chronic hepatitis B. The presence of at least moderate liver fibrosis is an important indication for antiviral ...

A study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious liver complications ...

Right now, patients with obesity and cirrhosis have few treatments for their progressive liver disease, but a new study offers one available option: bariatric surgery. Weight loss operations ...

Background: Biopsy is the usual gold standard for liver steatosis assessment. The aim of this study was to identify a panel of biomarkers (SteatoTest), with sufficient predictive values ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma continues to pose a diagnostic challenge, particularly in the setting of underlying pathomorphological changes in the liver due to cirrhosis, steatosis, or steatohepatitis.

Changes like fibrosis, or scarring of the tissue in the liver, may lead to cirrhosis. “Liver inflammation is common and can be related to many causes that are not serious,” says Meaghan M.