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Doença do fígado gordo revertida por medicamento?

Ohttp://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/836926/reverse-fatty-liver-disease-obesity-diet-fat-drug

Citação:
"NON-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition usually seen in people who are obese or overweight, however now experts think there could be a cure."
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"Fatty liver, which is linked to obesity can lead to cirrhosis - where the liver shrinks and can lead to liver failure.

Now experts believe they have found a drug which can reverse liver inflammation and injury.

Scientists reported that a drug called URMC-099 reversed liver inflammation, injury and scarring in animals fed a high-fat diet."

Falta de gordura nas pernas e síndrome metabólica

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/837823/thin-legs-obese-weight-BMI-metabolic-health-blood-pressure

Citação:
"Dr Norbert Stefan and colleagues used MRI cans and magnetic resonance spectroscopy to precisely determine body fat mass, fat distribution and deposition of fat in the liver.

They also looked at insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion, thickness of the carotid vessel wall and fitness.

The experts found that among the fat compartments, a low percentage leg fat mass was the strongest determinant of metabolic risk in lean subjects, while in obese subjects nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and increased intra-abdominal fat mass strongly determined this risk.

Based on these findings, the experts said that in lean subjects the problem of storing fat in the leg may be a crucial factor placing lean people at increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases."

O comprimido em vez do ginásio?

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/838650/exercise-pill-mimics-effects-visit-gym-heart-disease-sufferers

Citando:
"Scientists claim the experimental drug can even strengthen weak hearts.

The pill is based on a protein called CT1(cardiotrophin 1) that tricks the heart into thinking it is being exercised by growing healthily and pumping more blood.

This replicates what happens during a workout, jog or cycle ride."

Futuro: curar feridas e renovar órgãos?

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Citando:
"“By using our novel nanochip technology, injured or compromised organs can be replaced,” said Chandan Sen, from the Ohio State University, who co-led the study. “We have shown that skin is a fertile land where we can grow the elements of any organ that is declining.”"

Pesticidas nos ovos (Europa)?

http://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/belgium-kept-contaminated-eggs-probe-secret-for-several-weeks-36004593.html

Citando:
"Supermarkets have pulled millions of eggs from shelves after pesticide Fipronil was found in Dutch and Belgian poultry farms.

Kathy Brison, of the Belgian food safety agency, said on Sunday that a Belgian farm alerted authorities to a possible contamination in June, and they began investigating and alerted Belgian prosecutors."

Doenças mono-genéticas corrigidas?

http://www.philly.com/philly/health/topics/HealthDay725214_20170802_Geneticists_Repair_Mutation_in_Human_Embryo.html

Citando:
"In a first-ever experiment, geneticists have successfully modified a human embryo to remove a mutation that causes a life-threatening heart condition.

This is the first study to demonstrate that a gene-editing technique can be used in human embryos to convert mutant genes back to their normal version, the researchers said.

The new procedure tackled a genetic mutation in human embryos that causes hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an inherited condition in which the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick."