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A New Drug for Diabetes and Fatty Liver Disease?

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Kristine Novak, PhD, Science Editor

Obeticholic acid (OCA)—an agonist of the farnesoid X receptor (FXR)— increases insulin sensitivity and reduces markers of liver inflammation and fibrosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to a study published in … Continue reading →

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