While alcohol is known to damage the liver, less activity coupled with high intake of carb and fat food is silently driving an epidemic of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in India, said experts on the occasion of International NASH Day on Thursday. Fatty liver disease of two types: If there is fat, but no damage to the liver, the disease …
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is one of the three leading causes of liver issues worldwide, along with hepatitis B and C and alcohol-related liver disease where one-third of patients with chronic liver disease have NAFLD, while 70% of people with diabetes and 80% of people with obesity have NAFLD. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Causes, diagnosis and treatment In an interview …
研究人员称,人体中的一种肠道细菌可以降解吸烟者肠道内积累的尼古丁,这对预防和治疗吸烟相关肝脏疾病具有潜在应用价值。 CDC/unsplash A study by Chinese scientists and their US counterparts has identified a type of bacteria in our gut that can effectively degrade nicotine, a harmful ingredient in tobacco that causes addiction and a slew of health risks including fatty liver disease. 来自北京大学、浙江大学、复旦大学和温州医科大学附属第一医院的科研人员联合美国国立卫生研究院的研究人员发现,人体中的一种肠道细菌解木聚糖拟杆菌可以降解吸烟者肠道内积累的尼古丁。 Nicotine is known to activate a kind of intestinal molecule called AMPKα and these molecules contribute …