Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) develops when fat builds up in your liver. Over time, it can become more severe and cause inflammation and other damage to your liver. Experts renamed ...

“It’s largely asymptomatic, until it’s not,” said Dr. Meena B. Bansal, chief of the division of liver diseases at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. “And usually ...

It can also move to the nucleus and interact with various transcription factors and proteins, including hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) ...

It's more common in people with cirrhosis. Cirrhosis means scarring of the liver due to previous damage. For example, damage from the hepatitis B or C virus, or long term alcohol drinking.

In an age of normalized “detoxes” and “cleanses,” supplements marketed to cleanse your liver have garnered popularity in recent years. Proponents of liver cleanses claim it can detoxify ...