First study to compare gene production between African Americans
Tag: LIVER
Encouraging normal liver cells to fight cancer
A study conducted at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology discovered that healthy liver tissue surrounding a tumor activates a defence mechanism that restrains tumor growth. Remarkably, the researchers found that hyperactivation of this mechanism above levels normally present…
Encouraging normal liver cells to fight cancer
A study conducted at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology discovered that healthy liver tissue surrounding a tumor activates a defence mechanism that restrains tumor growth. Remarkably, the researchers found that hyperactivation of this mechanism above levels normally present…
From childhood cancer to mapping human development
Pioneering scientist awarded 2019 Foulkes Foundation medal
Weissbuch Gastroenterologie 2020/2021
After cardiovascular illnesses, non-malignant diseases of the digestive tract are the most common illnesses affecting Germans, resulting in around 2 million hospitalizations every year. With the updated White Paper, the German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS) offers a…
Phage therapy shows promise for treating alcoholic liver disease
A team of researchers including those from King’s College London and the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, have for the first time successfully applied bacteriophage (phage) therapy in mice to alcohol-related liver disease. Phages are viruses that…
High rates of vaccine-preventable infections in pediatric transplant patients
AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 13, 2019) – University of Colorado researchers have found lower vaccination rates among children who receive liver transplants, increasing the risk of sickness for those children, who already face significant health issues. The findings are discussed in…
Phage therapy shows promise for treating alcoholic liver disease
A team of researchers including those from King’s College London and the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, have for the first time successfully applied bacteriophage (phage) therapy in mice to alcohol-related liver disease. Phages are viruses that…
High rates of vaccine-preventable infections in pediatric transplant patients
AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 13, 2019) – University of Colorado researchers have found lower vaccination rates among children who receive liver transplants, increasing the risk of sickness for those children, who already face significant health issues. The findings are discussed in…
University of Cincinnati finds new option for liver transplant patients
Common drug offers fewer side effects than prednisone, but similar organ rejection rates in liver transplants in preliminary studies
Scientists crack structure of a novel enzyme linked to cell growth and cancer
UC Riverside-led study could lead to the development of drugs that target liver and other cancers
Liver-chip identifies drug toxicities in human, rat, and dog models
Species-specific liver-chip could improve success rate of drug candidates in clinical trials
Liver-chip predicts the toxicity of drug candidates across species
Researchers have created a “Liver-Chip” using Organs-on-Chips technology that can predict and characterize the liver toxicity of various drug candidates and compounds in rats, dogs, and humans. The new chips offer a more accurate and translatable platform for assessing the…
Scientists crack structure of a novel enzyme linked to cell growth and cancer
UC Riverside-led study could lead to the development of drugs that target liver and other cancers
Liver-chip predicts the toxicity of drug candidates across species
Researchers have created a “Liver-Chip” using Organs-on-Chips technology that can predict and characterize the liver toxicity of various drug candidates and compounds in rats, dogs, and humans. The new chips offer a more accurate and translatable platform for assessing the…
Liver-chip identifies drug toxicities in human, rat, and dog models
Species-specific liver-chip could improve success rate of drug candidates in clinical trials
Regeneration mechanism discovered in mice could provide target for drugs to combat chronic liver disease
Mechanism provides potential target for drugs to combat chronic liver disease
Regeneration mechanism discovered in mice could provide target for drugs to combat chronic liver disease
Mechanism provides potential target for drugs to combat chronic liver disease
Combination gene therapy treats multiple age-related diseases
Treatment increases healthspan in mice and could lead to increased longevity
Combination gene therapy treats multiple age-related diseases
Treatment increases healthspan in mice and could lead to increased longevity
Regeneration mechanism discovered in mice could provide target for drugs to combat chronic liver disease
Mechanism provides potential target for drugs to combat chronic liver disease
Combination gene therapy treats multiple age-related diseases
Treatment increases healthspan in mice and could lead to increased longevity
New Clinical Advances in Gastroenterology Presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s 84th Annual Scientific Meeting
The American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting features innovative clinical gastroenterology research with implications for patients with digestive and liver diseases. ACG’s Public Relations Committee has picked Noteworthy Abstracts and invited investigators to offer Author Insights.
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound predicts nodule transformation to hepatocellular carcinoma
AJR research pinpoints sonographic biomarkers for the malignant transformation of cirrhotic nodules into hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)–stratifying probability for HCC within the LI-RADS system and enabling customized surveillance strategies
MSU and Spectrum Health researchers team up to find new treatments for ‘orphan diseases’
These understudied disorders afflict up to 25 million Americans
Sox9 reshapes the biliary tree in Alagille syndrome
Alagille syndrome is a rare pediatric genetic disorder that can affect the liver, heart, kidneys, blood vessels, skeleton and other tissues. One major characteristic of this condition is abnormalities in the ducts that carry bile, a yellowish liquid that helps…
Researchers identify potential therapy for liver disease in people living with HIV
BOSTON – A team of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) led by Steven Grinspoon, MD, has identified a novel therapeutic strategy to significantly improve a form of liver disease that affects many people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),…
Drug reverses signs of liver disease in people living with HIV
Tesamorelin prevented progression to liver fibrosis in NIH study
NUS researchers show potential liver cancer treatment by targeting cancer stem-like cells
Liver cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The most common primary liver cancer in adults is known as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and accounts for approximately 780,000 deaths every year. Even with advanced surgical treatments or transplantation,…
Severity of psoriasis related to the severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
(MADRID, 10 October, 2019) New results from a prospective, 12-month study indicate that the severity of psoriasis is associated with the severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Patients with psoriasis and NAFLD had more severe hepatic damage, if they…
Temple scientists ID new targets to treat fibrosis — a feature of many chronic diseases
(Philadelphia, PA) – When it comes to repairing injured tissue, specialized cells in the body known as fibroblasts are called into action. Fibroblasts give rise to healing cells called myofibroblasts, which generally is good in the short term – but…
High-fructose and high-fat diet damages liver mitochondria, study finds
Increases fatty-liver disease risk and metabolic syndrome
Better methods needed for predicting risk of liver disease
While blood samples can reliably identify people with a low risk of developing severe liver disease, better methods are needed in primary care for identifying people in most need of care. These are some of the conclusions of a large…
World’s first three-organoid system opens doors for medical research and diagnosis
Scientists at Cincinnati Children’s use stem cells to grow connected, functioning set of miniature human liver, pancreas, biliary ducts
Obesity epidemic results in NAFLD becoming most common cause of liver disease in Europe
World’s leading experts gather in Seville to discuss the fastest growing health epidemic in Europe now affecting 1 in 4 people
Alcohol-producing gut bacteria could cause liver damage even in people who don’t drink
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the build-up of fat in the liver due to factors other than alcohol. It affects about a quarter of the adult population globally, but its cause remains unknown. Now, researchers have linked NAFLD to…
Abnormal gut bugs tied to worse cognitive performance in vets with PTSD and cirrhosis
Study involved more than 90 combat veterans
Scientists confirm efficacy of a combination therapy for advanced liver cancer
A procedure that cuts off blood supply to tumors improves the effectiveness of a drug for advanced-s
By comparing needles to mosquitoes, new model offers insights into Hepatitis C solutions
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — By comparing needles and syringes to disease-carrying mosquitoes, an innovative mathematical model of how the Hepatitis C virus spreads is offering scientists new perspectives on how best to prevent its proliferation. The insights offered by…
Scientists closer to solving mystery of why lean people get fatty liver disease
Researchers from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) have discovered how fatty liver