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July 20, 2020
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Q&A: Perspectum to evaluate imaging device as tool to identify NASH patients

Q&A: Perspectum to evaluate imaging device as tool to identify NASH patients

Perspectum announced it will evaluate the use of LiverMultiScan as a diagnostic tool to identify eligible patients for enrollment into nonalcoholic steatohepatitis clinical trials.

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July 16, 2020
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Physical activity linked with lower mortality in NAFLD

Objectively measured physical activity was associated with lower all-cause mortality in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to research published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

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July 06, 2020
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Top data from ADA: SGLT2s, prescription fish oil, bempedoic acid address comorbidities

Top data from ADA: SGLT2s, prescription fish oil, bempedoic acid address comorbidities

Healio and Endocrine Today have compiled a list of the most read news from the virtual American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions.

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July 01, 2020
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Q&A: Obesity, fatty liver play role in increased risk for COVID-19

Q&A: Obesity, fatty liver play role in increased risk for COVID-19

Data from the UK BioBank demonstrated patients with obesity and fatty liver had an increased risk for symptomatic COVID-19 infection, according to a release from Perspectum.

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June 14, 2020
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Undiagnosed liver disease common among US adults with type 2 diabetes

Undiagnosed liver disease common among US adults with type 2 diabetes

Among U.S. adults with type 2 diabetes attending primary care and endocrinology clinics, less than 40% of those found to have liver fibrosis had elevated aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase, according to study data.

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June 10, 2020
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NAFLD linked with reduced physical work capacity

In adolescents, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease correlated with decreased cardiorespiratory fitness, irrespective of BMI, according to recently published results.

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June 05, 2020
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Women have lower NAFLD risk but higher progression

Women have a lower risk for developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease than men, but they have a higher risk for advanced fibrosis once it is established, according to study results.

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June 02, 2020
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Intragastric balloon facilitates metabolic improvements in NASH

Intragastric balloon facilitates metabolic improvements in NASH

Endoscopically placed intragastric balloons appeared to be safe and effective for the management of NASH, according to research published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

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May 22, 2020
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Be aware of all factors related to HCC risk, not just HCV

Be aware of all factors related to HCC risk, not just HCV

Hepatitis C virus infection remains a strong driver of hepatocellular carcinoma with a high rate of progression to cirrhosis over an extended follow-up period, according to a study in International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

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April 30, 2020
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80% of 9/11 first responders present with toxin-associated fatty liver

First responders and those who worked at the site of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centers in New York City showed a prevalence of fatty liver at a four times greater occurrence than the general population, according to an expert presenting data during a press conference in advance of Digestive Diseases Week data publication.

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