Liver

Credit: Gustav Mårtensson Non-alcoholic fatty liver, NAFLD, is associated with several health risks. According to a new registry study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, NAFLD is linked to a 17-fold increased risk…

Human non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a little-understood condition that significantly increases the risk of inflammation, fibrosis and liver cancer and ultimately requires liver transplant. "NAFLD has been difficult to…

The top priority in the field of transplantation is to ensure that donor organs are allocated to the patients with the greatest need. In a large-scale joint international project conducted by the Medical University of Vienna and the…

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba show that in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, regimented exercise has beneficial effects on the liver that are unrelated to weight loss, and they reveal the mechanisms underlying these…

For people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, exercise not only improves physiology, it may also improve their smile--by reducing gum disease. Tsukuba, Japan--Liver disease, from metabolic and bacterial causes, is a growing concern.…

Credit: Niigata University Niigata, Japan - Cancer is the world's second deadliest disease which contributes towards the fatality of over 10 million people per year. Oncologists adopt a variety of treatment procedures to…

Credit: BAI Lu Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), teamed up with scientists from Aix Marseille University, discovered that hematopoietic progenitors…

International study led by MedUni Vienna appears in "Hepatology" Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare, chronic, inflammatory disease of the bile ducts and is difficult to treat, since its causes have not yet been adequately…

Reduction in global consumption of added fructose would yield a positive impact PHOENIX, Ariz. -- March 29, 2021 -- A review of more than 20 studies by researchers at Arizona State University and the Translational Genomics Research…

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Shandong University in China and other institutions may have found an explanation for dawn phenomenon, an abnormal increase of blood sugar only in the morning, observed in many patients with type…

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), often called 'fatty liver hepatitis', can lead to serious liver damage and liver cancer. A team of researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has discovered that this condition is caused…

Immunotherapy also appears to fuel tumor growth in these cancers New York, NY (March 24, 2021) -- Immunotherapy is not only significantly less effective in liver cancer patients who previously had a liver disease called non-alcoholic…

A noninvasive method for quantifying fat content in liver can aid medical research and diagnosis of liver diseasesCredit: Tokyo University of Science Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a pathological condition characterized…

University of Minnesota Medical School research suggests a Western diet and changes in gut microbes turn pathogen-fighting B-cells into 'disease-promoters' MINNEAPOLIS/ST.PAUL (03/22/2021) -- New research from the University of Minnesota…

Sugar is added to many common foodstuffs, and people in Switzerland consume more than 100 grams of it every day. The high calorie content of sugar causes excessive weight and obesity, and the associated diseases. But does too much sugar…

Intake of a high-fat diet leads to an increased risk for obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and fatty liver. A study in mice from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that it is possible to eliminate the deleterious…

Researchers describe how gold nanoparticles may play part in finding damageCredit: University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas at Dallas chemist Dr. Jie Zheng has spent much of his career investigating gold nanoparticles for…

Credit: Khademhosseini Lab (LOS ANGELES) - Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease worldwide. It is found in 30% of people in developed countries and occurs in approximately 25% of people…

Osaka City University shows current diagnostic methodology for liver fibrosis does not accurately track the disease when it occurs as a result of Fontan surgeryCredit: Daisuke Tokuhara It is well-known that patients who undergo…

Patients with liver disease have significantly elevated expression of CNNM4 protein, which modulates magnesium in the liverCredit: CIC bioGUNE An international team of researchers has identified the CNNM4 protein as a key regulator of…