Berkeley, CA - Researchers have gained new insight into how alcohol confers cardioprotection. They have found that in healthy subjects, a diet including moderate consumption of alcohol stimulates ...
Scientists have found a way to fine-tune a central fat-control pathway in the liver, reducing harmful blood triglycerides ...
When eating, the body converts extra calories, especially from carbs, sugar, fats, and alcohol, into triglycerides.
Researchers developed TLC-2716, a liver- and gut-targeted drug that selectively reduced LXR activity, lowering triglycerides, ...
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Mutations in LXRα lead to liver cholesterol buildup, hepatitis, and fibrosis in individuals on a Western diet, highlighting the receptor's role in maintaining liver health. Study: Damaging mutations ...
Scientists at UCLA described a previously unknown step in the complex process by which dietary cholesterol is processed in the intestines before being released into the bloodstream. The finding might ...