Roberta Buffett Elliott (Weinberg ’54) gifted $11. 8 million to expand undergraduate global education through the eponymous Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, Northwestern announced in a Thursday news release. The gift will expand opportunities in the International Studies program, which falls under the Weinberg College Center for International and Area Studies. The program has now been. The post Alum Roberta Buffett Elliott donates $11. 8 million to expand undergraduate global education appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.
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Connection between liver and brain in the context of metabolic liver disease revealed
A multidisciplinary research team has discovered that liver alterations associated with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MASLD) can directly cause cognitive and neurological impairments, and that these effects can be reversed by a therapy exclusively targeting the liver. The findings establish the existence of a “liver-brain axis” that is not only clinically relevant but also therapeutically actionable. The study demonstrates that animal models of diet-induced metabolic liver disease show alterations in social memory and sensory processing, accompanied by dysfunctions in the hippocampus, a key region for memory and learning. Most promisingly, these alterations were reversed by treating the liver with.