Tag: fibrosis
An inflammatory PUFA metabolite drives liver fibrosis (cirrhosis) by poisoning mitochondria
Ray wrote extensively about the toxicity of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) , particularly their propensity to undergo lipid peroxidation…
Serotonin (5-HT) may be a major cause of heart valve disease
Serotonin is almost universally portrayed in the media and by conventional psychiatry as the “happy hormone” —…
Fatty liver breakthrough: vitamin B3 may cure/prevent it, even at the genomic level
Relatively new study, of which I can’t yet get the full text. However, its findings are truly…
Hypothyroidism causes heart/kidney fibrosis, vitamin D prevents it
If there is any doubt just how dangerous low metabolic rate can be, the study below should…
Lactate damages mitochondria and can cause (pulmonary) fibrosis
In the first half of the 20th century lactate had a largely negative reputation in medical circles…
Aspirin may reverse NAFLD/fibrosis by reducing fat accumulation, inflammation
Another great win for aspirin, especially considering the prevalence of NAFLD, NASH, fibrosis/cirrhosis and even liver cancer….
Serotonin (5-HT) drives diabetes and liver disease, blocking it is therapeutic
After more than a decade of doing research in bioenergetics, I have come to the conclusion that…
Aspirin may treat (idiopathic) pulmonary fibrosis (PF)
I mentioned in several of my latest podcast appearances that Pfizer is running clinical trials with a…
Niacinamide/NAD+ may prevent heart failure
The rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) continue to rise and the condition is still the top killer…
Serum endotoxin level is a reliable biomarker of liver disease
It looks like the interest in gut-derived pathogenic substances is steadily increasing in the medical field. After…