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EASL and ESCMID have issued a Position Paper, providing recommendations for clinicians caring for patients with liver diseases during the current pandemicCredit: JHEP Reports 2 April 2020 - Geneva, Switzerland: Currently, there are…

PPE during endoscopy should include N95 masks and double gloves Bethesda, Maryland (April 1, 2020) -- Today, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) published new COVID-19 recommendations in Gastroenterology, the official…

Credit: T. Usui / TUAT A research team led by scientists from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan, has successfully established 3D cultured tissue that mimics liver fibrosis, a key characteristic of…

DOAC more effective in lowering risk of post-procedure VTE without increasing bleeding risk The direct oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban dramatically cut the likelihood of serious venous thromboembolism (VTE) in people recovering from lower…

New research reveals rising rates of liver cancer around the world, despite advances aimed at preventing the disease. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society (ACS). To…

Study finds gene therapy improved cardiac, muscle and liver function in Danon disease mouse models Danon disease is a very rare, life-threatening condition where the fundamental biological process of removing and recycling proteins does…

A new approach reveals how different tissues contribute to inflammatory diseases such as ulcerative colitis. CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT biological engineers have created a multitissue model that lets them study the relationships between…

Virus uses these factors to establish itself permanently in the liverCredit: Image courtesy of Lei Wei and Alexander Ploss, Princeton University Researchers at Princeton University have identified a set of human proteins that the…

A new technology to investigate the cellular processes as they change during fibrosis developmentCredit: SDU The human liver carries out a wealth of vital functions through highly coordinated processes involving multiple cell types.…

Credit: Osaka City University In the 2020 February 25 issue of Scientific Reports, a research group from the Department of Hepatology in Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan reported that levels of a circulating…

(Boston)-- While there is an association between liver fibrosis and heart failure, the mechanisms for this association are currently unclear but may be of particular importance for people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…

Gastroenterology publishes two studies describing gastrointestinal manifestations and potential for fecal-oral transmission Bethesda, Maryland (March 5, 2020) -- The world is bracing for the impact of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, which…

In the past two decades, death rates after liver transplantation have dropped by more than half in the UK, according to a recent analysis of almost 10,000 liver transplant recipients published in BJS (British Journal of Surgery). During…

Review informs new recommendation for universal screening New direct-acting antiviral therapies are highly effective at eliminating the Hepatitis C virus infection, according to a systematic evidence review by researchers at Oregon Health…

Patients with drug-induced liver damaged may still be able to safely take medications for chronic conditions When you ingest a drug--whether over-the-counter Tylenol or medication prescribed by a doctor--your liver is your body's first…

First evidence of rare amino acid in plantsCredit: Martin Steinhaus Freising/Germany - Researchers at the Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich ([email protected]) have confirmed the presence…

Credit: Photo via Pxhere Forget what you know about bile because that's about to change, thanks to a new discovery made by Michigan State University and published in the current issue of Nature. Much of our knowledge about bile hasn't…

As much as 70% of the molecules in a mouse are determined by the microbes that live within the animalCredit: UC San Diego Health Sciences The makeup of our microbiomes -- the unique communities of bacteria, viruses and other microbes…

When uncontrolled and overabundant, a protein that protects against harmful oxidants appears to fuel liver enlargement and may be linked to host of metabolic conditions All life is challenged by oxidants -- reactive molecules or compounds…

Credit: ©Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute Minneapolis, Minn. - February 24, 2020 - A new website developed by researchers at Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) and the University of Minnesota (UMN) is making it…