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New Pill Regimens Cure Hardest-to-Treat Hepatitis C Patients
July 28, 2014 — Scientists have now identified a simple, pill-only treatment for hepatitis C that can cure 93 percent of patients in 12 weeks. This replaces a long and complicated treatment with many serious side ... full story -
Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1 Most Prevalent Worldwide
July 28, 2014 — In one of the largest prevalence studies to date, researchers from the UK provide national, regional, and global genotype prevalence estimates for the hepatitis C virus. Findings indicate that ... full story -
New Oral Drug Regimens Cure Hardest-to-Treat Hepatitis C Infected Patients, Could Improve Treatment Uptake
July 28, 2014 — Two new pill-only antiviral drug regimens could provide shorter, more effective treatment options with fewer side effects for the majority of patients infected with hepatitis C, even those most ... full story -
Physician Advocates Awareness, Collaboration to Combat Peaking Hep C Virus
July 24, 2014 — Eliminating hepatitis C virus infection is feasible, can provide economic benefits, enhance capacity to address other health challenges, and improve health care disparities, an expert argues. More ... full story -
Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Helps Treat HCV in Patients Co-Infected With HIV
July 23, 2014 — Treatment of HIV patients co-infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) with an anti-retroviral drug therapy not only tackles HIV, but also reduces HCV replication, according to a new ... full story -
Growth Hormone Analog May Reduce Risk of Fatty Liver Disease in HIV-Infected Patients
July 19, 2014 — In a preliminary study, HIV-infected patients with excess abdominal fat who received the growth hormone-releasing hormone analog tesamorelin for 6 months experienced modest reductions in liver fat, ... full story -
Eight Ways Zinc Affects the Human Body
July 18, 2014 — Zinc has been identified as one of the most important essential trace metals in human nutrition and lifestyle. Zinc is not only a vital element in various physiological processes; it is also a drug ... full story -
Liver Transplant Patients Who Receive Organs from Living Donors More Likely to Survive Than Those Who Receive Organs from Deceased Donors
July 16, 2014 — Research derived from early national experience of liver transplantation has shown that deceased donor liver transplants offered recipients better survival rates than living donor liver transplants, ... full story -
To Accept or Not Accept: Patients Want a Say in Liver Transplant Decisions
July 15, 2014 — More than half of liver transplant patients want to be informed of donor risk at the time a liver is offered for transplantation, a novel study has shown. Nearly 80% of those patients want to be ... full story -
Telemedicine for Patients With Chronic Liver Diseases
July 9, 2014 — Although telemedicine could improve the quality of life of patients with chronic liver diseases, viable home care systems are still lacking. Scientists working on the EU-project “d-LIVER” mean to ... full story -
Gene Mutation Findings May Lead to Treatment for Liver Cancer
July 8, 2014 — Two genetic mutations in liver cells may drive tumor formation in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA), the second most common form of liver cancer, researchers say. iCCA strikes bile ducts, ... full story -
Fat Damages the Lungs of Heavy Drinkers
June 30, 2014 — The so called fatty liver disease that long time drinkers develop may extend to the lung in a newly discovered side effect of drinking in rats that researchers are calling fatty lung disease. Heavy ... full story -
Adding Sugar to High-Fat Western Diet Could Be Worse Than High-Fat Diet Alone
June 27, 2014 — A high-fructose, high-fat diet can cause harmful effects to the livers of adult rats, according to new research, providing new insight into the effects of adding fructose to a Western diet high in ... full story -
Virus Infection Supports Organ Acceptance
June 26, 2014 — Chronic hepatitis C virus infections are among the most common reasons for liver transplants. Because existing viruses also infect the new liver, the immune system is highly active there. Despite ... full story -
Antiviral Therapy Can Prevent Liver Cancer in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients
June 23, 2014 — One of the most severe complications of hepatitis B is the development of liver cancer, which is responsible for approximately 745,000 deaths worldwide each year. Two new studies provide strong ... full story -
Battle of the Bulge Occurs in the Liver
June 23, 2014 — An international team of scientists has shown how free radicals contribute to type 2 diabetes, obesity and fatty liver disease. Type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease are key ... full story -
Study Reverses Current Thought on Treatment of Cirrhosis
June 18, 2014 — A new study reverses current thought on the treatment of cirrhotic patients with type 2 diabetes. The study found that the continuation of metformin after a cirrhosis diagnosis improved survival ... full story -
Inflammation in Fat Tissue Helps Prevent Metabolic Disease
June 18, 2014 — Chronic tissue inflammation is typically associated with obesity and metabolic disease, but new research now finds that a level of “healthy” inflammation is necessary to prevent metabolic ... full story -
Overweight + Gene Mutation = Elevated Liver Values in Children
June 17, 2014 — A common mutation in the PNPLA3 gene combined with overweight results in elevated ALAT values in children, a study shows. The ALAT value is an indicator of liver metabolism. In adults, this gene ... full story -
Survivors of Childhood Liver Transplant at Risk of Becoming 'Skinny Fat'
June 12, 2014 — New research reports that survivors of childhood liver transplant remain nutritionally compromised over the long-term. Recipients’ return to normal weight post-transplant was due to an increase in ... full story
- New pill regimens cure hardest-to-treat hepatitis C patients
- Hepatitis C virus genotype 1 most prevalent worldwide
- New oral drug regimens cure hardest-to-treat hepatitis C infected patients, could improve treatment uptake
- Antiviral therapy can prevent liver cancer in chronic hepatitis B patients
- Battle of the bulge occurs in the liver
- Study reverses current thought on treatment of cirrhosis
- Inflammation in fat tissue helps prevent metabolic disease
- Hepatitis B screening now recommended for high risk individuals
- A new model of liver regeneration: Switch causes mature liver cells to revert back to stem cell-like state
- Hepatitis C reactivation doesn't worsen survival for HIV+ patients diagnosed with lymphoma
- Key protein factor linked to alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Hepatitis C virus: How viral proteins interact in human cells
- Bioprinting 3-D liver-like device to detoxify blood
- Urine test best detects alcohol use in liver transplant candidates, recipients
- Liver cancer screening highly beneficial for people with cirrhosis
- New combination therapy for hepatitis C
- Lean patients with fatty liver disease have higher mortality rate
- Weight-loss surgery can reduce liver damage: Study shows reversal of early-stage liver fibrosis after bariatric surgery
- Steroids after surgery do not help infants with rare liver disease
- Mouse model would have predicted toxicity of drug that killed 5 in 1993 clinical trial
- Breaking bad mitochondria: How hepatitis C survives for so long
- Hepatitis C treatment cures over 90 percent of patients who also have cirrhosis
- Low vitamin D linked to fatty liver disease in UK children
- Fecal transplant? Gut microbiota may play a role in development of alcoholic liver disease
- Impressive SVR12 data for once-daily combination to treat HCV genotype 1 patients
- New Chinese herbal medicine has significant potential in treating hepatitis C, study suggests
- Immunotherapy could help tackle tough liver cancer
- Positive outcomes for hepatitis C transplant patients
- Screening for liver cancer in patients with cirrhosis
- Low sodium levels pre-transplant does not affect liver transplant recipient survival
- Scientists find cell fate switch that decides liver, or pancreas?
- Muscle loss ups mortality, sepsis risk in liver transplant candidates
- More benefits emerging for one type of omega-3 fatty acid: DHA
- Morbidity higher in obese liver transplant recipients with diabetes, survival not impacted
- New study reveals links between alcoholic liver disease, circadian clock
- New proposal for better allocation of donated livers in transplants
- New drug combo cures toughest cases of hepatitis C, hints to future injection-free therapies
- Monitoring inactive hepatitis B patients is cost-effective strategy
- Genetic flaw in males triggers onset of liver cancer, diabetes
- Revised clinical practice guidelines to optimize management of hepatitis C
- Transcription factor may protect against hepatic injury caused by hepatitis C, alcohol
- Could deceased heart attack victims expand donor pool?
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