Liver Disease News
May 21, 2024
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May 1, 2024 Early detection has the potential to transform treatment and outcomes in cancer care, especially for cancers like liver cancer, which is typically diagnosed at a late stage with limited options for cure. A new study suggests that proteins detectable ...
Apr. 25, 2024 What happens in the body when we are hungry and see and smell food? A team of researchers has now been able to show in mice that adaptations in the liver mitochondria take place after only a few minutes. Stimulated by the activation of a group of ...
Apr. 15, 2024 Innovative carbon beads reduce bad bacteria and inflammation in animal models, which are linked to liver cirrhosis and other serious health ...
Overeating and Starving Both Damage the Liver: Cavefish Provide New Insight Into Fatty Liver Disease
Mar. 18, 2024 Fatty liver, which can lead to liver damage and disease, can occur from both overeating and starvation. Now, new research shows how naturally starvation-resistant cavefish, unlike other animals, are ...
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Apr. 25, 2024 Researchers discovered liver resident macrophages' pivotal role in defending against gut bacteria and related substances entering via the portal vein, particularly under compromised intestinal ...
Apr. 23, 2024 As a malignant disease of the liver cells, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the main causes of cancer-related deaths. While the treatment options for this aggressive type of cancer remain ...
Apr. 10, 2024 Over 12 million people worldwide suffer from a chronic infection with the hepatitis D virus. This most severe viral liver disease is associated with ...
Mar. 12, 2024 Obesity, which could reach 50% of the population in certain developed countries by 2030, is a major public health concern. It not only affects the health of those who suffer from it, but could also ...
Mar. 11, 2024 A new study reveals that immune cells in the liver react to high cholesterol levels and eat up excess cholesterol that can otherwise cause damage to arteries. The findings suggest that the response ...
Feb. 21, 2024 Could the TB vaccine be a new immunotherapy for liver cancer? A study found that the century-old vaccine reduced tumors and extended survival for mice with liver ...
Feb. 6, 2024 Males born to obese women are more likely to be overweight at birth and develop metabolic complications in later life, including liver disease and ...
Feb. 1, 2024 Researchers have developed a method to study liver function and disease without requiring invasive procedures. After transplanting liver cells into the eye of mice, the cornea can be used as a window ...
Feb. 1, 2024 A new study identifies an easily measured biophysical property that can identify Type 2 diabetics at increased risk for liver cancer who don't meet current screening ...
Jan. 23, 2024 Metabolic dysfunction--associated steatohepatitis or MASH (formerly known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis) is an inflammatory, liver-scarring disease ...
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Jan. 23, 2024 Ozempic and other GLP1 agonists are associated with a reduced risk of developing cirrhosis and liver cancer in people with type 2 diabetes and chronic liver disease, according to a nationwide ...
Dec. 8, 2023 Why some people remain relatively healthy with fatty liver disease and some go onto potentially life-threatening illness has been a mystery. Until ...
Dec. 7, 2023 New research has found evidence that a novel stem cell treatment, using mRNA technology encapsulated into nanoparticles (LNP) that was successfully used to produce the COVID-19 vaccines, may boost ...
Nov. 16, 2023 Researchers have discovered previously unknown changes in a specific type of liver cells, potentially opening avenues for a new treatment for liver fibrosis, a potentially life-threatening condition. ...
Oct. 25, 2023 A study has shown why certain polyunsaturated fatty acids work to combat a dangerous liver condition, opening a new avenue of drug research for a disease that currently has no FDA-approved ...
Oct. 2, 2023 A research team has identified an important factor involved in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) caused by ...
Sep. 28, 2023 A team of researchers has uncovered a previously unknown compensatory mechanism found in liver disease. If Kupffer cells (KCs), a specific kind of immune cells found in the liver, become impaired by ...
Sep. 6, 2023 The liver produces bile, which the intestine uses for digestion. For the transport of bile, the liver relies on a network of microscopic tubings, known as bile canaliculi, formed by liver cells ...
Sep. 5, 2023 Resistant starch is a nondigestible fiber that ferments in the large intestine, and consumption of it has previously been shown to have a positive effect on metabolism in animal studies. Now, a ...
Aug. 24, 2023 Gene therapy with microRNA-22 produced better survival outcomes than the current FDA-approved drug for liver cancer and without noticeable toxicity in new mouse ...
Aug. 9, 2023 Researchers have created a functional 'humanized' liver in living mice that will help scientists find human-specific mechanisms for regulating cholesterol levels and potentially for ...
Aug. 8, 2023 Approximately 65% of adults in the United States consume sugar sweetened beverages daily. Chronic liver disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and can result in liver cancer ...
July 18, 2023 Omega-3 lysolipids are important for protecting the liver from dietary fat, according to ...
July 5, 2023 With a new method for examining virus samples researchers have solved an old riddle about how Hepatitis C virus avoids the human body's immune defenses. The result may have an impact on how we ...
Mar. 20, 2023 In 2020, bulevirtide (BLV) was conditionally approved for treating chronic hepatitis delta (CHD), an inflammation of the liver caused by hepatitis D virus (HDV). Now real-world studies of patients ...
Mar. 15, 2023 New research has established a link between western diets high in fat and sugar and the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the leading cause of chronic liver ...
Feb. 1, 2023 Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of circovirus, provisionally named human circovirus 1 (HCirV-1). Circoviruses are a family of small, highly resistant DNA viruses that were ...
Jan. 10, 2023 A new study found that eating fast food is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a potentially life-threatening condition in which fat builds up in the ...
Jan. 5, 2023 Research has shown for the first time that the effects of Alagille syndrome, an incurable genetic disorder that affects the liver, could be reversed with a single drug. The study has the potential to ...
Jan. 4, 2023 Using the latest technologies --i ncluding both single-nuclear sequencing of mice and human liver tissue and advanced 3D glass imaging of mice to characterize key scar-producing liver cells -- ...
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- MDA-9 Inhibitors for Aggressive Liver Cancer?
- Hepatitis C: Study Provides Basis for Personalized Aftercare
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- The Cell Sentinel That Neutralizes Hepatitis B
- Mechanism Used by Metastatic Cancer Cells to Infiltrate the Liver Found
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- Tissue Model Reveals Key Players in Liver Regeneration
- New Genetic Associations in Pediatric NAFLD Affect Both Risk and Severity
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- Biologists Find New Protective Factor Against Excessive Lipid Accumulation in Liver of Obese Mouse
- Maximizing Effectiveness of Therapeutic Vaccines a Step Closer