Tiny model organs detect liver toxicity of new drugs

by Patricia DeLacey,University of MichiganGraphical Abstract. Credit:Journal of Hepatology(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.01.019Researchers are working to improve drug testing to en

Updated on: January 04,2024

Tiny model organs detect liver toxicity of new drugs

by Patricia DeLacey,University of MichiganGraphical Abstract. Credit:Journal of Hepatology(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.01.019Researchers are working to improve drug testing to en

Updated on:January 04,2024

New focus for chronic liver disease care

byFlinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDeveloping improved care models for decompensated liver disease is one of the major clinical challenges in gastroenterology and hepatology,

Updated on: April 30,2024

New focus for chronic liver disease care

byFlinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDeveloping improved care models for decompensated liver disease is one of the major clinical challenges in gastroenterology and hepatology,

Updated on:April 30,2024

Smartphones could be used to monitor liver disease patients at home

byUniversity College LondonAssessment of bilirubin levels in patients with cirrhosis via forehead, sclera and lower eyelid smartphone images. Credit:PLOS Digital Health(2023). DOI: 1

Updated on: January 05,2024

Smartphones could be used to monitor liver disease patients at home

byUniversity College LondonAssessment of bilirubin levels in patients with cirrhosis via forehead, sclera and lower eyelid smartphone images. Credit:PLOS Digital Health(2023). DOI: 1

Updated on:January 05,2024

What a MELD Score Means

What a MELD Score MeansByLynne Eldridge, MDUpdated on June 05, 2023Medically reviewed byJay N. Yepuri, MDA MELD score, short for Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, can provide

Updated on: July 01,2024

What a MELD Score Means

What a MELD Score MeansByLynne Eldridge, MDUpdated on June 05, 2023Medically reviewed byJay N. Yepuri, MDA MELD score, short for Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, can provide

Updated on:July 01,2024

Shiitake-derived functional food shows suppression of liver fibrosis progression

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology(2024). DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00134.2024Chronic liver damag

Updated on: January 09,2025

Shiitake-derived functional food shows suppression of liver fibrosis progression

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology(2024). DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00134.2024Chronic liver damag

Updated on:January 09,2025

Gut bacteria are crucial for liver repair, finds study

by Technical University MunichGut bacteria in a Petri dish: Our microbiome influences a great number of processes in the human body. A recent study shows that the liver's regenerative capacit

Updated on: April 20,2024

Gut bacteria are crucial for liver repair, finds study

by Technical University MunichGut bacteria in a Petri dish: Our microbiome influences a great number of processes in the human body. A recent study shows that the liver's regenerative capacit

Updated on:April 20,2024

Telemedicine treatment for HCV in people with opioid use disorder more than twice as successful as offsite referral

by Ellen Goldbaum,University at Buffalo“Telemedicine leads to high patient retention in care and cure within this population,” says Andrew H. Talal, MD, professor of medicine in the Jacobs Schoo

Updated on: January 04,2024

Telemedicine treatment for HCV in people with opioid use disorder more than twice as successful as offsite referral

by Ellen Goldbaum,University at Buffalo“Telemedicine leads to high patient retention in care and cure within this population,” says Andrew H. Talal, MD, professor of medicine in the Jacobs Schoo

Updated on:January 04,2024

Unraveling the viral puzzle of why humans are susceptible to hepatitis B virus, but monkeys are not

byTokyo University of ScienceStructural comparison of mNTCP and hNTCP. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53533-6Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a leadi

Updated on: December 19,2024

Unraveling the viral puzzle of why humans are susceptible to hepatitis B virus, but monkeys are not

byTokyo University of ScienceStructural comparison of mNTCP and hNTCP. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53533-6Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a leadi

Updated on:December 19,2024

Exposure to toxic blue-green algae, exacerbated by climate change, shown to cause liver disease in mouse models

by University of California, IrvineCYN exposure in mice for 15 days via oral gavage caused an altered gut bacteriome pattern at both phylum and family levels with decreased α-diversity. (A) The r

Updated on: March 25,2024

Exposure to toxic blue-green algae, exacerbated by climate change, shown to cause liver disease in mouse models

by University of California, IrvineCYN exposure in mice for 15 days via oral gavage caused an altered gut bacteriome pattern at both phylum and family levels with decreased α-diversity. (A) The r

Updated on:March 25,2024

Noninvasive biomarker tests could be alternatives to painful liver biopsies

by A.J. Hostetler,Virginia Commonwealth UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLed by the director of Virginia Commonwealth University's Stravitz-Sanyal Institute of Liver Disease and M

Updated on: May 09,2024

Noninvasive biomarker tests could be alternatives to painful liver biopsies

by A.J. Hostetler,Virginia Commonwealth UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLed by the director of Virginia Commonwealth University's Stravitz-Sanyal Institute of Liver Disease and M

Updated on:May 09,2024

AI finds undiagnosed liver disease in early stages

by American Association for the Study of Liver DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLiver disease, which is treatable when discovered early, often goes undetected until late stages, but a new stud

Updated on: November 21,2024

AI finds undiagnosed liver disease in early stages

by American Association for the Study of Liver DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLiver disease, which is treatable when discovered early, often goes undetected until late stages, but a new stud

Updated on:November 21,2024

Novel insights into HBV-hepatocellular carcinoma at single-cell sequencing

by Sichuan International Medical Exchange and Promotion AssociationThe intricate immune microenvironment, tumor cell plasticity, and dynamics of tumor evolution pose daunting challenges to the definit

Updated on: January 26,2024

Novel insights into HBV-hepatocellular carcinoma at single-cell sequencing

by Sichuan International Medical Exchange and Promotion AssociationThe intricate immune microenvironment, tumor cell plasticity, and dynamics of tumor evolution pose daunting challenges to the definit

Updated on:January 26,2024