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Treating liver cells from diabetic mice with a drug called rapamycin seems to boost their waste-cleaning process, which might help clear fat buildup in the liver.
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Inhibition of mTOR improves the impairment of acidification in autophagic vesicles caused by hepatic steatosis.
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2016 Jan 22The study shows that treating fatty liver cells from mice with rapamycin helps clean up cellular waste more effectively, which matches what the claim says.
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