Liver

PITTSBURGH, July 12, 2019 - Living-donor liver transplant offers numerous advantages over deceased-donor transplant, including better three-year survival rates for patients and lower costs, according to new research from the UPMC…

The study was published in the Journal of Nutritional BiochemistryCredit: Pete Martin / College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina - Researchers from Clemson University's Environmental Toxicology Program have published research…

HERCULES, Calif. - July 11, 2019 - Scientists presented more than 30 abstracts featuring Bio-Rad's Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) technology at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, May 31-June 4. Many…

The suspect, an abnormal, fused protein, gathers enzymes that drive uncontrolled cell growthCredit: Mitchell H. Omar New findings show how a genetically aberrant, fused protein promotes a rare form of liver cancer in adolescents and…

PITTSBURGH, July 9, 2019 - Medical advances have dramatically increased the life expectancy of patients with sickle cell disease, but as patients are living longer, they are increasingly experiencing organ damage leading to early…

A new way of detecting liver disease decades before it can become fatal has been developed by a team of scientists at the University of Dundee and NHS Tayside.Credit: University of Dundee A new way of detecting liver disease…

Substantial reductions in maternal and child mortality reveal 'dramatic shift' from communicable to chronic conditions; Top risk factors are high blood pressure, smoking, high-sodium diet, and outdoor air pollution Top risk factors are…

Steady decline in acute cases reflects successful vaccination programmesCredit: ECDC In 2017, the majority (58%) of the almost 27 000 newly reported hepatitis B cases in the European Union and European Economic Area were classified as…

Credit: Christopher McAleer and colleagues have created a new multiorgan-on-a-chip system that can accurately capture the toxic effects of chemotherapies that have been metabolized by the liver - effects usually not seen in standard…

Antioxidant found to reduce liver injury, increase survival in mouse model of biliary atresia CINCINNATI -- Scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have identified an expression pattern of 14 genes at the time of…