A physician scientist is making strides in understanding the molecular origins of fatty liver disease, a leading cause of liver failure in the United States. An Indiana University School of Medicine ...

Researchers have found that reducing dietary protein may help slow liver tumour growth, particularly in cases where the liver is unable to properly clear ammonia due to damage. The study, led by ...

An Indiana University School of Medicine physician scientist is making strides in understanding the molecular origins of fatty liver disease, a leading cause of liver failure in the United States. By ...

Arginase deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that disrupts the final step of the urea cycle, impairing the conversion of arginine into urea and ornithine. In affected ...

Individuals with healthy liver function typically process ammonia efficiently, converting it into urea for elimination. However, those with liver conditions such as hepatitis, fatty liver disease, ...

Ammonia buildup may speed hepatocellular carcinoma in mice. Read more to see how a low-protein diet could slow tumour growth.

An international research consortium co-led by Andrea L. Gropman, M.D., at Children's National Hospital has received $5 million in federal funding as part of an overall effort to better understand ...

What determines whether astrocytes play a beneficial or detrimental role in Alzheimer’s disease? It’s surely complicated, but a study in the June 10 online Cell Metabolism lays some of the blame on ...

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana University School of Medicine physician scientist is making strides in understanding the molecular origins of fatty liver disease, a leading cause of liver failure in the ...