Researchers at McMaster University have made a groundbreaking discovery about the weight-loss hormone GDF15, finding that it may have a second role in protecting the liver from inflammation and scarring, even in the absence of weight loss.
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The hormone GDF15 activates a previously unknown brain-to-liver pathway, triggering the release of glucocorticoids that help to calm immune activity in the liver, potentially reducing liver inflammation and slowing the development of liver scarring.
