Osteopontin, a protein not always as bad as it is made out to be
The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country shows that maintaining osteopontin delays the onset of metabolic fatty liver disease during ageingCredit: ...
Tag: Liver
First drug for hepatitis D has been approved by european commission
A chronic disease becomes treatableCredit: Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg What started off as basic research 25 years ago has now lead to ...
Study to explore whether new therapy can help address problem drinking
Credit: University of Plymouth A psychological therapy found to be effective in helping people achieve and maintain weight loss is ...
Fatty liver disease despite a normal weight
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba identify differences in the clinical features of non-obese patients with non-alcoholic fatter liver disease ...
Novel diabetes drug candidate shows promising properties in human islets and mouse models
The drug candidate is a non-toxic small molecule that given orally effectively rescued mice from models of Type 1 and ...
Trial finds drug safe and effective in treating hep-c during pregnancy
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, July 27, 2020 - Critics of the new recommendation to screen all pregnant women for hepatitis C ...
The big gulp: Inside-out protection of parasitic worms against host defenses
Credit: Jayhun Lee, Newmark Lab, Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON -- A team of developmental biologists at the Morgridge Institute ...
Viral hepatitis: Europe needs to close the testing gap
World Hepatitis Day: is Europe on track for the on the way towards the Sustainable Development Goal for healthCredit: ECDC ...
Sobering reminder about liver disease
Alcohol fuels surge in chronic liver diseaseCredit: Flinders University Alcohol's popularity and its central place in socialising in Australia obscures ...
Getting a grasp on India’s malaria burden
A method that involves infecting liver cells with mosquito-bred parasites could improve the study of malaria in IndiaCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto ...
Giant leap in diagnosing liver disease
Stool microbes make a challenging diagnosis easierCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 1, 2020) Chronic liver disease represents a major global ...
Universal gut microbiome-derived signature predicts cirrhosis
Used as a noninvasive diagnostic tool, it might help patients with common nonalcoholic fatty liver disease avoid one of its ...
Study finds HCV-positive livers safe for transplantation; Patients cured afterward
Opioid crisis increases the number of livers available for transplant patientsCredit: University of Cincinnati Patients who received a transplanted liver ...
Liver perfusion could save 7 in 10 rejected donor livers
Credit: Mr Hynek Mergental, Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham and Consultant Surgeon at the UHB Liver Unit ...
Novotech webinar: Why Asia-Pacific attracts 60% of all hepatology trials globally
This webinar focusses on the reasons why the Asia-Pacific is attracting 60% of ongoing and planned hepatology trials globally (source ...
Link between liver and heart disease could lead to new therapeutics
Credit: Hua Bai AMES, Iowa - A new study that looks closely at the cardiac health of flies provides new ...
Fecal transplants show promise as treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ON - A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University suggests ...
Immune cell discovery could improve the fight against hepatitis B
Credit: The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) For the first time, researchers at The Westmead Institute for Medical Research ...
With $16.5 million in NIH funding, MUSC opens two new digestive disease research centers
The recent openings of two centers have put the Medical University of South Carolina on the map as a leading ...
Uncuffing nitric oxide production: Beta-arrestin2 complexes regulate NO levels
Beta-arrestin2 is a critical protein that regulates the activity of endothelial nitric oxide synthase and the subsequent production of nitric ...
