成年人的体检报告，总会在突然间出现很多上上下下的小箭头，伴随着各种名字很熟悉但总觉得「不应该啊」的疾病名称。其中最常被刺中的，疑问最多的，少不了「脂肪肝」。拿到体检报告的那一刻，眉头开始紧皱——「怎么突然间就脂肪肝了？」图片来源：网络假如有人以「没事 ...

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. ("Viking") (NASDAQ: VKTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders, today announced ...

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UF Health Hepatology will host a free seminar on fatty liver disease at the UF Hilton Conference Center on Wednesday, Feb. 19 The free seminar will run from 10 to 11 a.m. at 1714 SW 34th St. in ...

There’s not as much funding going toward them.” ALD affects the gene responsible for breaking down long chains of fatty acids in the body. As a person with the disease gets older, their body ...

When considering genetic modifiers of ALD and NAFLD, one should first consider those genes that influence etiologic factors causally linked to the disease. These are exemplified by the associated ...