Major New Insights Into NASH – A Severe Type of Fatty Liver Disease

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is very common; as many as 25 percent of adults around the world are impacted by the disorder. In NAFLD, liver cells die, damaging the organ. NALFD can also progress to a more severe form in which cell death accelerates, which can cause scarring in the liver and cirrhosis. Several new studies have revealed more about the progression of NAFLD to NASH.

In one study from scientists at Penn State, a mechanism potentially driving the progression of NAFLD to NASH was identified. The findings were reported in Science…