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Biomarker for Steatohepatitis (Fatty Liver Disease) Identified
Mar. 5, 2015 — Steatohepatitis (fatty liver disease) is a disease that is becoming increasingly more frequent as a result of diabetes and excess weight in an affluent society. Currently, it is not possible to ... full story -
Statin Use Associated With Reduced Risk of Liver Cancer Among Those in the Uk
Feb. 26, 2015 — In a nested-case control study of individuals living in the UK, a part of the world with a relatively low incidence of liver cancer, statin use is associated with a decreased risk of liver cancer, ... full story -
Type 2 Diabetes, Fatty Liver Disease Reversed in Rats
Feb. 26, 2015 — A controlled-release oral therapy has been developed by scientists that reversed type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease in rats, according to a study. "Given these promising results in animal ... full story -
Plant Chemicals May Prevent Liver Damage Caused by Fat Accumulated During Menopause
Feb. 25, 2015 — Women going through menopause often struggle with weight gain that results when their estrogen levels drop, and many turn to weight-loss supplements. But those supplements may cause an accumulation ... full story -
Stellate Cells in Liver Control Regeneration, Fibrosis
Feb. 24, 2015 — Scientists are searching for new approaches to prevent liver fibrosis. They have identified a surface molecule on special liver cells called stellate cells as a potential target for interfering with ... full story -
Alcohol Places Hispanics at a Much Greater Risk of Developing Alcoholic Liver Disease
Feb. 20, 2015 — Alcoholic liver disease is a common liver ailment in the US that varies significantly by ethnicity. A new study looks the role of ethnicity in the age of onset, severity, and risk factors for ... full story -
Researchers Wind Up a 40 Year Old Debate on Betaretrovirus Infection in Humans
Feb. 19, 2015 — New light has been shed on primary biliary cirrhosis, a rare liver disease that affects up to one in 500 middle aged women. In a study, researchers demonstrate that patients with the disease are ... full story -
Altered Microbiome Linked to Liver Disease in Adolescents With Cystic Fibrosis
Feb. 18, 2015 — Potential targets for therapy for some adolescents with cystic fibrosis who develop advanced liver disease have been found by researchers. They found that those with liver disease had a different ... full story -
In Lab Research, Team Halts NASH Liver Damage
Feb. 17, 2015 — Scientists have developed a drug that stops fatty liver disease from causing inflammation and scarring. Doctors believe that up to 30 percent of the U.S. population may have fat accumulation in the ... full story -
MRI Technique Developed for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children
Feb. 5, 2015 — Between 5 and 8 million children in the United States have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), yet most cases go undiagnosed. Medical researchers have now developed a new magnetic resonance ... full story -
Malaria-in-a-Dish Paves the Way for Better Treatments
Feb. 5, 2015 — Researchers have engineered a way to use human liver cells, derived from induced pluripotent stem cells, to screen potential antimalarial drugs and vaccines for their ability to treat the liver stage ... full story -
Taking Immunosuppressives, Anti-Cancer Drugs May Reactivate Hepatitis B
Feb. 5, 2015 — Individuals previously infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) who receive chemotherapy or immunosuppressive treatment may be at risk of reactivating the disease according to recent research. ... full story -
West Africa: Hepatitis C More Prevalent Than HIV/AIDS or Ebola Yet Lacks Equal Attention
Feb. 4, 2015 — Hepatitis C is more prevalent than HIV/AIDS or Ebola in parts of Africa, yet lacks equal attention, researchers say. 'In West Africa, we believe that there are many transmission modes and they ... full story -
Hot on the Trail of Hepatitis-Liver Cancer Connection
Jan. 30, 2015 — Using whole genomic sequencing, scientists have for the first time demonstrated the profound effect that chronic hepatitis infection and inflammation can have on the genetic mutations found in tumors ... full story -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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
- Statin use associated with reduced risk of liver cancer among those in the uk
- Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease reversed in rats
- MRI technique developed for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children
- Malaria-in-a-dish paves the way for better treatments
- Taking immunosuppressives, anti-cancer drugs may reactivate hepatitis B
- Low sodium levels increases liver transplant survival benefit in the sickest patients
- Research implicates metabolic process of the liver in the spread of colorectal cancer
- Widespread hepatitis C screening may result in more harms than benefits
- Novel method to predict postoperative liver cancer recurrence in transplant patients
- Life expectancy among patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection, cirrhosis
- 'Landmark' results for curing hepatitis C in liver transplant patients
- New drug for common liver disease improves liver health
- Hepatitis A hospitalization rate declines in U.S.
- Immune cells in liver drive fatty liver disease, liver cancer
- Cell discovery challenges dogma on how fetus develops; holds insights for liver cancer, regeneration
- How metastases develop in the liver
- Hepatitis C will become a rare disease in 22 years, study predicts
- Model of viral lifecycle could help in finding a cure for hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C virus genotype 1 most prevalent worldwide
- New oral drug regimens cure hardest-to-treat hepatitis C infected patients, could improve treatment uptake
- Physician advocates awareness, collaboration to combat peaking Hep C virus
- Mouth bacteria invade gut in liver cirrhosis patients
- 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
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