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In euthyroid patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), higher values of thyroid hormone sensitivity markers, such as the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) index (TSHI) and thyroid feedback quantile-based index (TFQI), appear to aggravate the risk of advanced fibrosis, a recent study has found.

In overweight/obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a low free sugar diet may result in decreased hepatic steatosis and fibrosis, as well as better glycaemic indices and lower concentrations of biomarkers of inflammation, triglycerides (TG), and total cholesterol (TC) levels, suggests a recent study.

In adults with overweight/obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), daily administration of growth hormone (GH) reduced hepatic steatosis and improved markers of hepatic inflammation and fibrosis, a study has shown.

A high intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) may be linked to an increased risk of liver cancer, according to an observational study on postmenopausal women presented at Nutrition 2022.

Using a 20-µg dose to vaccinate children born to mothers with detectable levels of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) appears to avert vertical transmission, reports a recent China study.

People who inject drugs (PWID) and are receiving treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) show a substantial decline in liver disease and mortality, according to a study.

Treatment with tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) results in similar virological response compared with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) in treatment-naïve patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), according to a real-world study from Korea presented at ILC 2022.

Cases of acute, severe hepatitis of unknown aetiology in young children have increased recently and investigations are underway, says an expert during a media briefing at ILC 2022.

In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), chronic hepatitis C and fatty liver appear to worsen the risk of cardiovascular events, a recent Taiwan study has found.