Europe’s largest study reveals a high prevalence of undiagnosed liver fibrosis

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

3 months ago
Liver fibrosis, FibroScan

Liver fibrosis results from chronic liver damage and can progress silently over many years, without obvious symptoms, until liver injury becomes irreversible. A new study published in The Lancet, led ...

Obesity is not only a weight issue — it is a metabolic and liver disease driver.

by Rubió Metabolomics

7 months ago
Obesity, MASLD, liver fibrosis

In people living with obesity (BMI >30 kg/m²) and type 2 diabetes, the risk of developing MASLD and advanced liver fibrosis increases dramatically, often without symptoms.

Protocol described for obtaining hepatic stellate cells from stem cells

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

5 years ago
IDIBAPS, hepatic stellate cells, stem cells, IDIBAPSLiver, Liver fibrosis, Chronic liver disease

IDIBAPS researchers have published in Nature Protocols the process for the directed differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into hepatic stellate cells (iPSC-HSCs).

Joan Roca: 'As chefs we have a great responsibility'

by GENESIS Biomed

6 years ago
children’s obesity, Joan Roca, LiverScreen, nutrition, liver fibrosis, health education

The prominent chef Joan Roca, main chef at El Celler de Can Roca, is the ambassador of LiverScreen, a research program that aims to reduce mortality caused by liver diseases. It will analyse how an ea...