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Transgenes carried by bacteria in the gut could reverse Type 2 diabetes and cancer

Development of effective live bacterial therapeutics may depend more on using and re-introducing native microbes that can stick around

Yale researchers found a cure for diabetes using ultrasound

Are we moving closer to the day when diabetes is no longer monitored and managed with blood sugar tests, insulin injections and drugs?

Liver disease linked to higher risk of dementia, study finds

People with fatty liver disease who also have heart disease or who have had a stroke may have an even higher risk of dementia.

For the first time, a human liver was treated in a machine and then successfully transplanted

The machine mimics the human body as accurately as possible, in order to provide ideal conditions for the human livers.

Your liver is just under three years old and that's critical for your health

The liver is an essential organ that takes care of clearing toxins in our bodies and has a unique capacity among organs to regenerate itself

Study shows significant benefits of exercise on fatty liver disease

Exercise supports the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by impacting on several metabolic pathways in the body, study finds.

Researchers discover new compound that prevents and treats type 2 diabetes

The compound activates a natural signaling pathway that protects the body from harmful, obesity-driven metabolic changes leading to diabetes

Coffee consumption shown to stimulate digestion and protect against certain diseases

Moderate coffee consumption (3-5 cups per day) was not found to generate harmful effects on the various organs of the digestive tract.