The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has qualified the first artificial intelligence tool designed to help doctors assess a ...

New research reveals that sorbitol, a common sugar alcohol used in “low-calorie” foods, can behave much like fructose once ...

A rare genetic disorder discovered by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and their colleagues can cause brain damage ...

In this health column, Texas Tech HSC's Dr. Hakan Akin shares some warning signs, tips and best practices about what he calls ...

Excessive sugar consumption can overwhelm your liver, leading to fat accumulation, inflammation, insulin resistance, and ...

Subtle facial and skin changes can signal silent fatty liver disease. Look out for puffiness, darkened neck creases, ...

Mirum Pharmaceuticals said on Monday it will buy Bluejay Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $820 million, adding a late-stage experimental drug for a severe liver disease.

For years, sorbitol has been marketed as a friendlier form of sweetness, a sugar alcohol that lets people enjoy “low-calorie” ...

AN ingredient found in a variety of everyday products has been linked to a deadly disease, a study has found. Scientists have ...

The deal gives Mirum access to Bluejay’s monoclonal antibody brelovitug, which is currently in Phase III trials.

Over the past decade, the rate of deaths due to chronic liver disease has jumped from 10.5 per 100,000 people in the U.S. in 2014 to 14.4 deaths per 100,000 ...

Fatty liver disease (also called steatotic liver disease) happens when too much fat builds up in your liver. It can be caused by high alcohol use or metabolic syndrome (a group of conditions like ...