Liver Disease News

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Featured Research

from universities, journals, and other organizations

Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Could Protect Liver from Sepsis-Induced Damage

Jan. 29, 2015 — Drugs that are on the market to treat erectile dysfunction could have another use: they might be able to protect the liver from damage caused by sepsis, a systemic inflammatory response to infection, ... full story

Liver Disease; Wounds and Healing; Immune System; Crohn's Disease

Research Implicates Metabolic Process of the Liver in the Spread of Colorectal Cancer

Jan. 27, 2015 — Colorectal cancer is a cancer on the move: about 50 percent of patients with the disease see their cancer spread, typically to the liver. By identifying genes that become activated in cancer cells ... full story

Colon Cancer; Liver Disease; Cancer; Breast Cancer

Daily Drinking Increases Risk of Alcoholic Cirrhosis

Jan. 26, 2015 — Although alcohol is the most important risk factor of alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver, less is known about the significance of different patterns of drinking. Currently scientists believe that ... full story

Alcoholism; Liver Disease; Addiction; Nutrition Research

Widespread Hepatitis C Screening May Result in More Harms Than Benefits

Jan. 13, 2015 — Several organizations have recommended scaling up screening for hepatitis C infection. But experts warn that no study has tested whether this will lead to net clinical benefit or harm. Hepatitis C is ... full story

Liver Disease; Public Health; Chronic Illness; Infectious Diseases

Interferon-Free Combination Therapy Prevents Recurrence of HCV After Liver Transplantation

Jan. 9, 2015 — A 24-week course of sofosbuvir and ribavirin can eliminate hepatitis C virus infection in two-thirds of patients who undergo liver transplantation, with positive consequences on their short- and ... full story

Liver Disease; Today's Healthcare; Wounds and Healing; Diseases and Conditions

Diabetes Debate: Triglycerides Form in Liver Despite Insulin Resistance

Jan. 5, 2015 — Solving one of the great mysteries of type 2 diabetes, a team of researchers found that triglycerides, a type of fat in the blood and liver, are produced in the liver independent of insulin action in ... full story

Liver Disease; Diabetes; Cholesterol; Chronic Illness

Liver Cirrhosis More Common Than Previously Thought, Study Finds

Jan. 4, 2015 — Cirrhosis of the liver is more common than previously thought, affecting more than 633,000 adults yearly. And surprisingly, 69 percent of the adults identified as possibly having cirrhosis may not ... full story

Liver Disease; Today's Healthcare; Mental Health Research; Chronic Illness

Neonatal HBV Vaccine Reduces Liver Cancer Risk

Dec. 30, 2014 — Neonatal HBV vaccination reduces the risk of liver cancer and other liver diseases in young adults in China, according to a study. By collecting data on new cases of liver diseases over 30 years from ... full story

Liver Disease; Vaccines; Diseases and Conditions; Chronic Illness

Blocking Excessive Division of Cell Powerhouses Reduces Liver Cell Death in Cholestasis

Dec. 22, 2014 — The power plants that fuel liver cells rapidly splinter when exposed to bile salts that aid digestion, prompting cell death, but blocking this excessive fission appears to protect the liver, ... full story

Liver Disease; Diseases and Conditions; Lung Cancer; Stem Cells

Not Just for the Holidays, Mistletoe Could Fight Obesity-Related Liver Disease

Dec. 17, 2014 — 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 ... full story

Liver Disease; Chronic Illness; Obesity; Diseases and Conditions

Featured Videos

from AP, Reuters, AFP, and other news services

Need Liver Transplant? Much Depends on Zip Code

AP (Aug. 20, 2013) — Where you live determines how long you wait for a new liver, but redistricting could make the way the organs are allocated for transplant more fair. Specialists say "gerrymandering" may shorten wait lists and help save lives.

View video in new page

Powered by NewsLook.com

All Liver Disease News

last updated on 2015-01-29 at 11:51 pm EST

summaries view
headlines view

Liver Disease;
Wounds and Healing;
Immune System;
Crohn's Disease

Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Could Protect Liver from Sepsis-Induced Damage

Jan. 29, 2015 — Drugs that are on the market to treat erectile dysfunction could have another use: they might be able to protect the liver from damage caused by sepsis, a systemic inflammatory response to infection, ... full story
Liver Disease;
Food Additives;
Today's Healthcare;
Diet and Weight Loss

Low Sodium Levels Increases Liver Transplant Survival Benefit in the Sickest Patients

Jan. 27, 2015 — Researchers report that low levels of sodium in the blood, known as hyponatremia, increase the risk of dying for patients on the liver transplant waiting list. The study showed an increase in ... full story
Colon Cancer;
Liver Disease;
Cancer;
Breast Cancer

Research Implicates Metabolic Process of the Liver in the Spread of Colorectal Cancer

Jan. 27, 2015 — Colorectal cancer is a cancer on the move: about 50 percent of patients with the disease see their cancer spread, typically to the liver. By identifying genes that become activated in cancer cells ... full story
Alcoholism;
Liver Disease;
Addiction;
Nutrition Research

Daily Drinking Increases Risk of Alcoholic Cirrhosis

Jan. 26, 2015 — Although alcohol is the most important risk factor of alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver, less is known about the significance of different patterns of drinking. Currently scientists believe that ... full story
Liver Disease;
Public Health;
Chronic Illness;
Infectious Diseases

Widespread Hepatitis C Screening May Result in More Harms Than Benefits

Jan. 13, 2015 — Several organizations have recommended scaling up screening for hepatitis C infection. But experts warn that no study has tested whether this will lead to net clinical benefit or harm. Hepatitis C is ... full story
Liver Disease;
Brain Tumor;
Diseases and Conditions;
Leukemia

Novel Method to Predict Postoperative Liver Cancer Recurrence in Transplant Patients

Jan. 13, 2015 — Transplantation researchers have developed a novel method that more accurately calculates the risk of disease recurrence in liver cancer patients who have undergone a liver transplant, providing a ... full story
Liver Disease;
Today's Healthcare;
Wounds and Healing;
Diseases and Conditions

Interferon-Free Combination Therapy Prevents Recurrence of HCV After Liver Transplantation

Jan. 9, 2015 — A 24-week course of sofosbuvir and ribavirin can eliminate hepatitis C virus infection in two-thirds of patients who undergo liver transplantation, with positive consequences on their short- and ... full story
Liver Disease;
Diabetes;
Cholesterol;
Chronic Illness

Diabetes Debate: Triglycerides Form in Liver Despite Insulin Resistance

Jan. 5, 2015 — Solving one of the great mysteries of type 2 diabetes, a team of researchers found that triglycerides, a type of fat in the blood and liver, are produced in the liver independent of insulin action in ... full story
Liver Disease;
Today's Healthcare;
Mental Health Research;
Chronic Illness

Liver Cirrhosis More Common Than Previously Thought, Study Finds

Jan. 4, 2015 — Cirrhosis of the liver is more common than previously thought, affecting more than 633,000 adults yearly. And surprisingly, 69 percent of the adults identified as possibly having cirrhosis may not ... full story
Liver Disease;
Vaccines;
Diseases and Conditions;
Chronic Illness

Neonatal HBV Vaccine Reduces Liver Cancer Risk

Dec. 30, 2014 — Neonatal HBV vaccination reduces the risk of liver cancer and other liver diseases in young adults in China, according to a study. By collecting data on new cases of liver diseases over 30 years from ... full story
Liver Disease;
Diseases and Conditions;
Lung Cancer;
Stem Cells

Blocking Excessive Division of Cell Powerhouses Reduces Liver Cell Death in Cholestasis

Dec. 22, 2014 — The power plants that fuel liver cells rapidly splinter when exposed to bile salts that aid digestion, prompting cell death, but blocking this excessive fission appears to protect the liver, ... full story
Today's Healthcare;
Health Policy;
Patient Education and Counseling;
Diseases and Conditions

What Can Be Done to Prevent Hepatitis C Patients from Being Lost in the Healthcare System?

Dec. 18, 2014 — A new study shows that many patients infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) are lost during different stages of health care to manage the disease. This real-life’ view of the HCV patient care ... full story
Liver Disease;
Chronic Illness;
Obesity;
Diseases and Conditions

Not Just for the Holidays, Mistletoe Could Fight Obesity-Related Liver Disease

Dec. 17, 2014 — 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 ... full story
Liver Disease;
Gastrointestinal Problems;
Diseases and Conditions;
Chronic Illness

Receptor May Be Key to Treating Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Dec. 15, 2014 — Inhibiting a nuclear receptor in the gut could lead to a treatment for a liver disorder that affects almost 30 percent of the Western world's adult population, according to an international team ... full story
Personalized Medicine;
Liver Disease;
Wounds and Healing;
Infectious Diseases

Daclatasvir for Hepatitis C: Added Benefit Not Proven

Dec. 10, 2014 — The data is unsuitable for virus genotype 4 patients and for untreated genotype 1 patients without cirrhosis; there is no data for genotype 3 patients and three other genotype 1 groups, researchers ... full story
Liver Disease;
Chronic Illness;
Diseases and Conditions;
Public Health

Leading Medical Experts Call for an End to UK Postcode Lottery for Liver Disease Treatment, Detection

Nov. 26, 2014 — Leading medical experts warn that rising numbers of deaths from liver disease -- already the UK's third commonest cause of premature death -- will be unavoidable without radical improvements in ... full story
Hypertension;
Heart Disease;
Children's Health;
Liver Disease

Obese Children Burdened by More Than Weight

Nov. 24, 2014 — High blood pressure and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are two emerging health problems related to the epidemic of childhood obesity. In a recent study, researchers sought to determine the ... full story
Liver Disease;
Diseases and Conditions;
Today's Healthcare;
Chronic Illness

Update on New Treatments for Liver Diseases

Nov. 21, 2014 — Cirrhosis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease are two serious liver conditions with limited pharmacological treatments. The December issues of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology and ... full story
Liver Disease;
Today's Healthcare;
Chronic Illness;
Diseases and Conditions

New Liver Gives Mother of Three a Life Without Pain

Nov. 20, 2014 — A patient's medical problem was diagnosed as primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), a disease in which the bile ducts are damaged, causing bile to build up in the liver. Liver-transplant lists are ... full story
Obesity;
Diet and Weight Loss;
Fitness;
Triglycerides

Newly Discovered Hormone Points to Potential Treatment for Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Fatty Liver Disease

Nov. 17, 2014 — Researchers have discovered how a previously unknown hormone serves as a messenger from fat cells to the liver and are investigating the potential of developing a new treatment for metabolic ... full story