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Credit: Gut 2021 BEER-SHEVA, Israel...January 18, 2021 - A green Mediterranean (MED) diet reduces intrahepatic fat more than other healthy diets and cuts non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in half, according to a long-term…

Credit: Getty Images Liver transplant priority in the U.S. goes to the sickest patients, which fails to consider other important factors, including how long patients are likely to survive post-transplant. Researchers with…

The approach could pave the way for combination therapies, including chemotherapy and immune checkpoint blockade. BOSTON -- Reprogramming the rich connective tissue microenvironment of a liver cancer known as intrahepatic…

Nothing in biology is static. Biological processes fluctuate over time, and if we are to put together an accurate picture of cells, tissues, organs etc., we have to take into account their temporal patterns. In fact, this effort has given…

Researchers led by Osaka University find that liver cancer cells cause local liver cells to produce a growth factor that enhances tumor growthCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), frequently seen in…

The liver siphons critical immune cells to render immunotherapy ineffective; radiation to the liver may block this processCredit: University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- Michael Green, M.D., Ph.D., noticed…

Start-up company, Renovate Bioscience Inc., wins Invention of the Year and Inventor Pitch Award for this work at UMDCredit: Edwin Remsberg, UMD In a new paper published in Stem Cell Reports, Bhanu Telugu and co-inventor Chi-Hun Park of the…

Bottom Line: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for hepatitis B virus infection in adolescents and adults at increased risk for infection. The USPSTF routinely makes recommendations about the…

Beneficial effects on systemic inflammation translate into improved clinical outcomes Approximately 170,000 people die every year in Europe from the direct consequences of advanced chronic liver disease (cirrhosis). In Austria, cirrhosis of…

Radiofrequency ablation and chemotherapy drug combine to extend survival in mouse modelCredit: Justin Kelley Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have discovered a treatment combination that significantly…

Researchers from Osaka University find that certain liver cancer subtypes identifiable by a serum biomarker are especially susceptible to treatmentCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - If you want to get smarter, the library…

A Birmingham, Alabama, early-stage startup has been approved for low-cost, low-risk, non-invasive procedures for patients with chronic liver disease.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - AI Metrics, LLC, a medical imaging startup focused on…

A new study further implicates low levels of the amino acid glycine in development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD. It also suggests addressing this might hold the key to a future treatment for the disease. "We've…

Diagnosing liver damage earlier could help to prevent liver failure in many patients. CAMBRIDGE -- About 25 percent of the U.S. population suffers from fatty liver disease, a condition that can lead to fibrosis of the liver and,…

Patients with liver cirrhosis display a wide range of clinical symptoms. A prospective study conducted by MedUni Vienna has now shown that blood levels of biomarkers for systemic inflammation increase over the various stages of the…

Retooled adenovirus not caught by liver/innate immune systemCredit: Dmitry Shayakhmetov Many cancer researchers can claim to have devised "smart bombs." What has been missing is the stealth bomber - a delivery system that can slip…

First patient had a 2.4-inch tumor successfully treated with the minimally invasive procedure Cleveland Clinic is the first hospital in the world to use a recently FDA-approved ablation technology that can destroy large liver tumors. The…

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Gut hormones play an important role in regulating fat production in the body. One key hormone, released a few hours after eating, turns off fat production by regulating gene expression in the liver, but this regulation…

Men who have the Western world's most common genetic disorder, haemochromatosis, are ten times more likely to develop liver cancer, according to a major new study. Research led by the University of Exeter and published in the…

University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers found evidence that triclosan -- an antimicrobial found in many soaps and other household items -- worsens fatty liver disease in mice fed a high-fat diet. The study,…