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Lift Weights for Healthy Liver! Strength Training May Help Reduce Fatty Liver Disease

Representational Purpose Only (Photo Credits: IANS) Brasilia, March 17: Besides being beneficial for heart, strength training can also reduce accumulation of fat in liver and improve blood glucose regulation, says a study on mice. The study, led by a team from the University of Campinas in Brazil, showed strength training can reduce fat stored in… Read More: Lift Weights for Healthy Liver! Strength Training May Help Reduce… »

Alcohol-Linked Disease Overtakes Hep C As Top Reason For Liver Transplant

Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). An estimated 17,000 Americans are on the waiting list for a liver transplant, and there’s a strong chance that many of them have alcohol-associated liver disease. ALD now edges out hepatitis C as the No. 1 reason for liver transplants in the United States,… Read More: Alcohol-Linked Disease Overtakes Hep C As Top Reason For Liver… »

Liver transplant 'game changing' treatment approved

A new procedure for storing livers donated for transplant has been hailed a “game changer” and approved for use on the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) say perfusion machines could increase the number of livers that can be safely used for transplantation. They store donated livers at body temperature, which… Read More: Liver transplant 'game changing' treatment approved »