Singapore scientists pinpoint how non-alcoholic fatty liver disease increases risk of vascular diseases (IMAGE)
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Photo 2: (from left to right) NTU LKCMed Nanyang Assistant Professor Christine Cheung; NTU LKCMedicine research fellow Dr Ng Chun-Yi (seated); and NTU LKCMed PhD candidate Lee Khang Leng. The researchers discovered three times as many circulating damaged endothelial cells — cells from the inner lining of blood vessels that have been shed into the bloodstream — in fatty liver disease patients, which is a sign of blood vessel injury.
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Credit to: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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