World’s first gene therapy for glycogen storage disease produces remarkable results
Consuming cornstarch every few hours has been the only available option for survivalCredit: Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health At the Association for ...
Tag: Liver
Undocumented immigrants’ transplant survival rates on par with US citizens’
Policies to deny transplants to migrants need to be reassessed, UCSF study finds Unauthorized immigrants who receive liver transplants in ...
For people with pre-existing liver disease, toxic algae may be more dangerous
UToledo research adds to evidence that new exposure guidelines for microcystin may be needed for those with liver disease or ...
Study shows interactions between bacteria and parasites
Blood flukes and Helicobacter pylori: co-infection changes immune responseCredit: Clarissa Prazeres da Costa / TUM A team at the Technical ...
Abnormal gut bugs tied to worse cognitive performance in vets with PTSD and cirrhosis
Study involved more than 90 combat veteransCredit: Jason Miller A study involving military veterans with PTSD and cirrhosis of the ...
Scientists triple storage time of human donor livers
NIH-funded research project develops new method to preserve human livers for transplantationCredit: Massachusetts General Hospital Scientists have greatly extended the ...
Scientists confirm efficacy of a combination therapy for advanced liver cancer
A procedure that cuts off blood supply to tumors improves the effectiveness of a drug for advanced-stage liver cancer, scientists ...
By comparing needles to mosquitoes, new model offers insights into Hepatitis C solutions
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- By comparing needles and syringes to disease-carrying mosquitoes, an innovative mathematical model of how the Hepatitis C ...
Breast cancer gene a potential target for childhood liver cancer treatment
Researchers from Osaka University find that a gene normally involved in hormone-induced growth of breast cancer cells is also a ...
Lab-on-a-chip may help identify new treatments for liver disease
BOSTON - Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)--the accumulation of liver fat in people who drink little or no alcohol--is increasingly ...
Scientists closer to solving mystery of why lean people get fatty liver disease
Researchers from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) have discovered how fatty liver disease develops in lean people, aiding ...
Enzyme that helps protect us from stress linked to liver cancer growth
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 22, 2019) - An enzyme induced by stress to help ...
Binge drinking may be more damaging to women
Female rats more susceptible to liver injury after three binge drinking episodesCredit: University of Missouri School of Medicine Alcohol consumption ...
When a diseased liver disrupts the brain
Researchers from UNIGE, CHUV, EPFL, CIBM, HUG and UNIL have demonstrated how chronic liver diseases cause molecular changes in the ...
Fluoride may diminish kidney and liver function in adolescents, study suggests
(New York, NY - August 8, 2019) -- Fluoride exposure may lead to a reduction in kidney and liver function ...
Aspirin improves liver function after embolization of hepatocellular carcinoma
Aspirin therapy improves lab values and overall survival post-TAE for HCCCredit: American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) Leesburg, VA, July 31, ...
Novel discovery of links between liver dysfunction and Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--New research from the Alzheimer's Disease Metabolomics Consortium (ADMC) and Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) ...
Prellis Biologics raises $8.7 Million, reports progress in 3D holographic tissue printing
Khosla Ventures leads Series A investment in human tissue engineering company Prellis, backing Prellis' mission to create viable human tissue ...
Mouse model supports importance of fatty acid balance in chronic disease
BOSTON - Using novel transgenic mouse models they developed, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have provided new evidence that it ...
Liver transplants could be redundant with discovery of new liver cell
Researchers at King's College London have used single cell RNA sequencing to identify a type of cell that may be ...