Treatment for obesity and fatty liver disease may be in reach
Hebrew University professor Amiram Goldblum's discovers 27 new molecules with significant therapeutic potentialCredit: Hebrew University Professor Amiram Goldblum and his ...
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New 3D imaging technique reveals how pancreatic cancers start
Credit: Hendrik Messal, Francis Crick Institute A new technique to study tissue samples in 3D has revealed that pancreatic cancers ...
Helmholtz scientists identify the causes of cortisone-induced side effects
Credit: © Helmholtz Zentrum München Patients undergoing long-term treatment with steroids may suffer from metabolic side effects. Researchers at the ...
Study shows low-sugar diet effective in boys with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Diet revealed 31 percent reduction in liver fat on averageCredit: UC San Diego Health Researchers at University of California San ...
Real-time detection of cholesterol in liver-on-chip cultures of human liver cells
Credit: Author In a paper to be published in the September/December 2019 issue of TECHNOLOGY, a team of researchers from ...
New guideline recommendations for the treatment of mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis
This guideline will reduce practice variation and promote high-quality, high-value care for patients with mild-moderate disease Bethesda, MD (Jan. 9, ...
Drug sponge could minimize side effects of cancer treatment
Absorbent polymer sops up chemotherapy drugs from bloodstream after treatmentCredit: Anand Patel, MD, UCSF With the help of sponges inserted ...
Gut microbiome in digestive health: a new frontier in research
Special issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology provides updates on the relationship of the microbiome to specific digestive diseases and ...
Medical scientists describe optimal immune therapeutic strategies for liver cancer
KAIST team presents a novel pathways involving T immune cell exhaustion, providing evidence and rationale for designing optimal strategies for ...
How common is Hepatitis C infection in each US state?
Bottom Line: Hepatitis C virus infection is a major cause of illness and death in the United States and injection ...
Simple method rescues stressed liver cells
Isolated human hepatocytes are essential tools in preclinical and clinical liver research, but cell quality is highly variable. Now, researchers ...
New research shows how a fatty diet can lead to life-threatening liver disease
A study by scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC provides new insight on how dietary fat and ...
Potential therapeutic target for lung fibrosis identified
Medical University of South Carolina researchers have identified a promising therapeutic target for lung fibrosis; in lung fibrosis, lung tissue ...
Hepatitis: Liver failure attributable to compromised blood supply
Credit: Andreas Heddergotte / Technical University of Munich In severe cases, a viral hepatitis infection can result in liver failure. ...