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Targeting Nerve Growth Factor May Cure Liver Cancer, Study Suggests
September 6, 2007 — Biologists have published a surprising discovery that NGF and its receptor were aberrantly expressed in the liver of the patients troubled with liver cirrhosis and/or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). ... > full story -
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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis More Severe In African-American And Hispanic Patients
September 5, 2007 — Non-Caucasian patients seeking medical care for primary biliary cirrhosis have more severe liver disease compared to Caucasian patients, a new study has found. The reasons for the health disparities ... > full story -
HCV And HBV Spreading More Slowly Among Injection Drug Users In San Francisco
September 5, 2007 — Injection drug users are still at a very high risk of acquiring hepatitis C (HCV) and hepatitis B (HBV); however, needle-sharing is less common, and users do not become infected as quickly as they ... > full story -
Possible Hepatitis C Vaccine
September 3, 2007 — Hepatitis C virus infects up to 500,000 people in the UK alone, many of the infections going undiagnosed. It is the single biggest cause of people requiring a liver transplant in Britain. Now ... > full story -
Who Will Recover Spontaneously From Hepatitis C Virus Infection?
August 29, 2007 — Twenty to fifty percent of HCV infected patients recovers spontaneously. Scientists have investigated 67 spontaneously recovered patients and found that co-infection by hepatitis B virus is ... > full story -
Clearance Of Hepatitis C Viral Infection After Liver Transplantation
August 29, 2007 — Hepatitis C viral infection disease is a worldwide challenge disease, and researchers has been fighting for seeking the effective way to cure this disease. A research group in Japan has found that ... > full story -
Alcoholics With Cirrhosis Of The Liver Have More Brain Damage Than Noncirrhotic Alcoholics
August 27, 2007 — Cirrhosis of the liver is one of the most common and serious medical complications linked to alcoholism. Heavy alcohol use can also cause brain damage. Cirrhotic alcoholics appear to have even more ... > full story -
DNA Provides Clues To Outcome In Patients With Liver Cancer
August 23, 2007 — The main causes of liver cancer, which is the fifth most common cancer in the world, are well defined. However, the molecular pathways activated by the triggers of liver cancer are not well ... > full story -
Better Life Support For Artificial Liver Cells
August 23, 2007 — Researchers are developing technology for keeping liver cells alive and functioning normally inside bioartificial liver-assist devices. Such devices enable people who are suffering from acute liver ... > full story -
Age Alone Does Not Increase Risk Of Death Following Liver Transplant Among Elderly
August 20, 2007 — Advanced age alone does not appear to be associated with the risk of death following liver transplant, according to a new report. A healthy 70-year-old adult living in a developed country with a ... > full story
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