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Eating Asparagus May Prevent a Hangover, Study Suggests
December 26, 2012 With New Year's Eve just around the corner, there is always plenty of good food and cheer. If you are drinking alcohol you may want to reach for some asparagus, according to a study that found ... > full story -
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Sustained Virological Response Linked With Improved Survival for HCV Patients
December 26, 2012 Among patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection and advanced hepatic fibrosis (development of excess fibrous connective tissue), sustained virological response (SVR) to interferon-based ... > full story -
Targeted Gene Silencing Drugs Are More Than 500 Times More Effective With New Delivery Method
December 21, 2012 Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are a potent new drug class that can silence a disease-causing gene, but delivering them to a target cell can be challenging. An innovative delivery approach ... > full story -
Liver Mitochondria Improve, Increase After Chronic Alcohol Feeding in Mice
December 21, 2012 Scientists have identified mitochondria plasticity as an important mechanism of how the mouse liver adapts to alcohol and other toxins. Liver mitochondria in mice increase in number and improve ... > full story -
New Compound Reverses Fatty Liver Disease
December 19, 2012 Scientists have developed the first synthetic compound that can reverse the effects of a serious metabolic condition known as fatty liver ... > full story -
How Hepatitis C Virus Reprograms Human Liver Cells
December 18, 2012 Hepatitis C virus has evolved to invade and hijack the basic machinery of the human liver cell to ensure its survival and spread. Researchers have discovered how hepatitis C binds with and ... > full story -
Finding Could Help Alpha-1 Sufferers Breathe More Easily
December 13, 2012 Scientists have identified a new mutation in the gene that causes the inherited disease known as Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Alpha-1), which affects roughly one in 2,500 people of European ... > full story -
Researchers Find Clue to How Hepatitis C Virus Harms Liver
December 12, 2012 Researchers have discovered a trigger by which the Hepatitis C virus enters liver cells -- shedding light on how this serious and potentially deadly virus can begin to damage the ... > full story -
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Aging Hepatitis C Population Escalates Demand for Liver Transplantation
December 6, 2012 New research reveals that the greatest demand for liver transplantation due to hepatitis C (HCV)-related liver disease occurs among Americans born between 1941 and 1960. Findings suggest that ... > full story -
Adult Antiviral Drug Effective in Suppressing Hepatitis B in Teens
December 5, 2012 A recent clinical trial found that the adult antiviral drug, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, is safe and effective in treating adolescents with hepatitis B virus. Trial results show that tenofovir DF ... > full story
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