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UrduResearchers found increasing cases of the alcohol-related liver illness from 2016 through 2020, but the rise was particularly pronounced the year COVID-19 arrived in the U.S. in 2020, which saw a 12.4% increase over 2019 levels.
Tag: Liver Damage
Delivery of antioxidants to liver mitochondria
A new drug delivery system delivers an antioxidant directly to mitochondria in the liver, mitigating the effects of oxidative stress.
FDA mandate to limit acetaminophen in acetaminophen-opioid medications is associated with reduced serious liver injury
A United States Food and Drug Administration mandate to limit the dosage of acetaminophen in pills that combine acetaminophen and opioid medications is significantly associated with subsequent reductions in serious liver injury.
Exposure to toxic blue-green algae, exacerbated by climate change, shown to cause liver disease in mouse models
Algal blooms or cylindrospermopsin, exacerbated by climate change, shown to have a connection with several adverse health effects.
Green Tea Extract May Harm Liver in People With Certain Genetic Variations
A Rutgers analysis showed that early signs of liver damage from high-dose green tea extract were somewhat predicted by one variation in a genotype and strongly predicted by another variation.
Surprising Players in Acute Liver Failure Point to Potential Treatment, Weizmann Institute Scientists Find
Liver failure – often due to acetaminophen overdose – is fatal in 80% of cases. The labs of Profs. Ido Amit and Eran Elinav discovered three liver-cell subsets that contribute to disease progression, and found that depleting the microbiome acts on those subsets to reduce liver damage and increase survival rates. The research may lead to treatments for liver failure.