Low levels of traffic-related air pollution harms the liver and may raise the risk of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease, a new study in mice suggests.
They just don’t know. Liver disease is the ninth most common cause of death in the U.S. (more than 55,000 deaths a year). The disease also hits some ethnic and racial groups harder than others.
Elevated liver enzymes alone don't indicate a specific disease or condition. Some individuals with elevated liver enzymes have no underlying cause and require no treatment. Conversely, some ...
Causes of cirrhosis include metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), hepatitis, long-term alcohol use, and primary sclerosing cholangitis. According to the National ...
The exact causes aren’t fully understood, but risk factors include viral hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections, heavy alcohol use, smoking, family history of liver cancer or genetic diseases linked ...
In the future, this can also become a major cause of fatty liver in children. In such a situation, the mother should pay a lot of attention to her and the baby’s diet," she says. Non-alcoholic fatty ...