By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D. Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Nail clubbing is characterized by specific changes around and under the toe and fingernails that are caused by certain diseases. Lung cancer is the most frequent cause of nail clubbing. What is nail clubbing? Nail clubbing, also called digital clubbing or Hippocratic nail, is...
The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country shows that maintaining osteopontin delays the onset of metabolic fatty liver disease during ageing UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY THE STUDY INDICATES THAT OSTEOPONTIN IS NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE EARLY ONSET OF NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE LINKED TO AGEING view more Metabolic fatty liver disease, known as non-alcoholic fatty...
Researchers from the Department of Pharmacology, Paediatrics and Radiology at the University of Seville, in collaboration with Dr. Rodriguez from the International University of Catalonia, have confirmed that Orujo Olive OIL (POCTA), when introduced into the diet, produces a significant reduction in obesity and vascular and inflammatory complications in obese mice. In addition, given that...
This article by Dr Eleni Theocharidou et al. is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, Volume 24, Issue 31, 2018 BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS Statin treatment exhibits a beneficial effect in patients of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and non–alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Statins are common treatments for such conditions. The role of proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type-9 (PCSK9) in the pathogenesis of NAFLD is summarized...
