Not just for the holidays, mistletoe could fight obesity-related liver disease
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 17:31
in Health & Medicine
Mistletoe hanging in doorways announces that the holidays are just around the corner. For some people, however, the symbolic plant might one day represent more than a kiss at Christmas time: It may mean better liver health. Researchers have found that a compound produced by a particular variety of the plant can help fight obesity-related liver disease in mice.