Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a perplexing syndrome that causes fat to accumulate in the liver for no apparent reason. Recent breakthrough research by the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified a critical trigger for this ailment. The new understandings provide an explanation for the problem in young individuals and may assist develop the first therapy for the most widespread liver disease in the world. The main perpetrator is the formation of wrinkles in the cellular compartment containing our DNA.
These wrinkled cellular nuclei may have a role in common metabolic illnesses including diabetes and fatty liver disease as well as aging itself, according to earlier study by UVA scientists. The current findings support previous conclusions and may prompt medicines that target wrinkles to prevent fatty liver disease—and maybe even halt or reverse aging. In both…
