Immune activation in the liver illuminated with new glycan-tagging strategy
A new chemistry technique expands known targets of signaling protein galectin-3, with implications for liver disease and the immune systemCredit: ...
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Body MRI reinterpretations plagued by discrepancies and errors
Secondary interpretations of body MR images at tertiary care centers identify high rate of discrepancies, with cognitive error types predominating, ...
Study shows proof of concept of BioIVT HEPATOPAC cultures with targeted assay to evaluate bioactivation potential and drug-induced liver injury (DILI) risk
New in vitro Bioactivation Liver Response Assay used HEPATOPAC model to demonstrate utility of in vitro transcriptomic signature-based strategy in ...
The world’s first successful identification and characterization of in vivo senescent cells
Credit: ©Makoto Nakanishi Cell senescence is a state of permanent cell cycle arrest that was initially defined for cells grown ...
Senescent cells may be good when it comes to a bad injury
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University It's called senescence, when stressed cells can no longer divide to make new ...
HHRI awarded continuation of SRTR contract
The Chronic Disease Research Group (CDRG) of the Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) has renewed its federal contract to operate ...
Researchers discover gene that could decrease likelihood of developing alcoholic cirrhosis
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are learning more about how a person's genes ...
Gene test can predict risk of medications causing liver injury
Organoid-related discovery may also help drug makers screen potential pharmaceuticalsCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--Scientists who were working on a way to ...
New data on emerging treatments for liver cancer raise hope for advanced disease patients
Digital ILC 2020: Promising safety results on three different novel treatments for advanced or unresectable HCC represent a further step ...
Two discoveries boost next-generation organoid development
New research collaboration tunes into signals that will help make better organoids to mimic functions of the trachea, esophagus, stomach, ...
Changes in gut microbiota can greatly impact alcohol-related liver disease and cancer risk
Digital ILC 2020: Studies evaluating fecal microbial transplant and inflammatory signalling highlight the significance of gut microflora in alcohol-related liver ...
New models help predict liver cancer after successful hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment
Digital ILC 2020: European scientists develop new predictive models for HCC in patients with chronic HCV after a sustained virological ...
Premature deaths from alcoholic liver disease rising as gap between men and women narrows
Since the early 2000s, alcoholic liver disease deaths among non-Hispanic whites, particularly women, have increased more rapidly than rates among ...
Stronger together in the microbiome: How gut microbes feed each other to overcome dietary deficiencies, change host behavior, and improve reproduction
Credit: Gil Costa (Title: Stronger together in the microbiome: how gut microbes feed each other to overcome dietary deficiencies, change ...