New scoring system to fix sex disparity in liver transplants

by Nina Bai,Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEvery year, some 13,000 people are added to the liver transplant waiting list in the United States, but fewer than

Updated on: May 06,2024 12

New scoring system to fix sex disparity in liver transplants

by Nina Bai,Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEvery year, some 13,000 people are added to the liver transplant waiting list in the United States, but fewer than

Updated on:May 06,2024 12

Organ allocation changes lead to better survival rates for children with liver failure

byChildren's Hospital Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLiver transplantation is currently the only cure for pediatric acute liver failure (PALF), a rapidly progressing and life-th

Updated on: November 11,2024 0

Organ allocation changes lead to better survival rates for children with liver failure

byChildren's Hospital Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLiver transplantation is currently the only cure for pediatric acute liver failure (PALF), a rapidly progressing and life-th

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Cytoglobin: Key player in preventing liver disease

by Osaka City University6His tagged recombinant human CYGB (His-CYGB) was endocytosed into the HSCs via Clathrin-mediated pathway, scavenged ROS, such as O2- and OH-, and induced IFN-β secretion media

Updated on: May 09,2024 5

Cytoglobin: Key player in preventing liver disease

by Osaka City University6His tagged recombinant human CYGB (His-CYGB) was endocytosed into the HSCs via Clathrin-mediated pathway, scavenged ROS, such as O2- and OH-, and induced IFN-β secretion media

Updated on:May 09,2024 5

Team performs the first gene therapy tests in a whole human liver

by Children's Medical Research InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a worldwide first-of-its-kind study published in the journalNature Communicationsthis week, a team of scient

Updated on: March 20,2024 13

Team performs the first gene therapy tests in a whole human liver

by Children's Medical Research InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a worldwide first-of-its-kind study published in the journalNature Communicationsthis week, a team of scient

Updated on:March 20,2024 13

Study ties diabetes and obesity to increased risk of liver cancer relapse

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityDiabetes mellitus and obesity are risks for late postoperative recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan UniversityHepatocellular carcinom

Updated on: October 24,2024 0

Study ties diabetes and obesity to increased risk of liver cancer relapse

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityDiabetes mellitus and obesity are risks for late postoperative recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan UniversityHepatocellular carcinom

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Markers of inflammation can predict 180-day mortality in cirrhosis

by Elana GotkineFor patients with newly diagnosed cirrhosis, markers of inflammation can predict 180-day mortality, but not liver-related admissions, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in&n

Updated on: January 29,2024 16

Markers of inflammation can predict 180-day mortality in cirrhosis

by Elana GotkineFor patients with newly diagnosed cirrhosis, markers of inflammation can predict 180-day mortality, but not liver-related admissions, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in&n

Updated on:January 29,2024 16

Hepatitis C virus infection: Research team discovers that a protein has an unexpected proviral effect

by Susanne Stöcker, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut - Bundesinstitut für Impfstoffe und biomedizinische ArzneimittelThe expression of GBP1 is increased in HCV replicating cells. Credit:PLOS Pathogens&nbsp

Updated on: March 27,2024 0

Hepatitis C virus infection: Research team discovers that a protein has an unexpected proviral effect

by Susanne Stöcker, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut - Bundesinstitut für Impfstoffe und biomedizinische ArzneimittelThe expression of GBP1 is increased in HCV replicating cells. Credit:PLOS Pathogens&nbsp

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Exposure to toxic blue-green algae, exacerbated by climate change, shown to cause liver disease in mouse models

by University of California, IrvineCYN exposure in mice for 15 days via oral gavage caused an altered gut bacteriome pattern at both phylum and family levels with decreased α-diversity. (A) The r

Updated on: March 25,2024 11

Exposure to toxic blue-green algae, exacerbated by climate change, shown to cause liver disease in mouse models

by University of California, IrvineCYN exposure in mice for 15 days via oral gavage caused an altered gut bacteriome pattern at both phylum and family levels with decreased α-diversity. (A) The r

Updated on:March 25,2024 11

Bacterial agent opens new therapeutic options for Wilson's disease

by Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresGraphical abstract. Credit:Gastroenterology(2023). DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.03.216A specific molecule excreted by methane-oxidizin

Updated on: May 09,2024 8

Bacterial agent opens new therapeutic options for Wilson's disease

by Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresGraphical abstract. Credit:Gastroenterology(2023). DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.03.216A specific molecule excreted by methane-oxidizin

Updated on:May 09,2024 8

New combination therapy offers chance of healing hepatitis B

by German Center for Infection ResearchThe digitally-colorized transmission electron microscopic image reveals the presence of Hepatitis B virions (orange colored). Credit: CDC/Dr. Erskine PalmerAroun

Updated on: May 06,2024 10

New combination therapy offers chance of healing hepatitis B

by German Center for Infection ResearchThe digitally-colorized transmission electron microscopic image reveals the presence of Hepatitis B virions (orange colored). Credit: CDC/Dr. Erskine PalmerAroun

Updated on:May 06,2024 10

Using social determinants of health to guide liver disease screening

by Ariana Baldassano,Rush University Medical CenterCredit:JHEP Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2023.100696Black people face a higher risk of developing severe liver fibrosis, but

Updated on: May 29,2024 8

Using social determinants of health to guide liver disease screening

by Ariana Baldassano,Rush University Medical CenterCredit:JHEP Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2023.100696Black people face a higher risk of developing severe liver fibrosis, but

Updated on:May 29,2024 8

Higher Soft Drink Consumption Linked to Increased Risk of Liver Disease

Updated on: October 04,2024 0

Higher Soft Drink Consumption Linked to Increased Risk of Liver Disease

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