New scoring system to fix sex disparity in liver transplants

by Nina Bai,Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEvery year, some 13,000 people are added to the liver transplant waiting list in the United States, but fewer than

Updated on: May 06,2024 12

New scoring system to fix sex disparity in liver transplants

by Nina Bai,Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEvery year, some 13,000 people are added to the liver transplant waiting list in the United States, but fewer than

Updated on:May 06,2024 12

Cirrhosis of the Liver: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Cirrhosis of the Liver: Symptoms, Causes, and TreatmentExtensive scarring caused by long-term organ injury or diseaseByCharles DanielMedically reviewed byRobert Burakoff, MDCir

Updated on: July 01,2024 0

Cirrhosis of the Liver: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Cirrhosis of the Liver: Symptoms, Causes, and TreatmentExtensive scarring caused by long-term organ injury or diseaseByCharles DanielMedically reviewed byRobert Burakoff, MDCir

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Deciphering the Role of Piezo1 in Enhancing Macrophage Function and Resolving Liver Fibrosis

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Deciphering the Role of Piezo1 in Enhancing Macrophage Function and Resolving Liver Fibrosis

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New genetic tool predicts risk of liver disease in heavy drinkers

byCentenary InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn international research group led by the Centenary Institute has developed a new genetic risk prediction tool to identify heavy drinkers most at r

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New genetic tool predicts risk of liver disease in heavy drinkers

byCentenary InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn international research group led by the Centenary Institute has developed a new genetic risk prediction tool to identify heavy drinkers most at r

Updated on:September 03,2024 0

What Is Fulminant Hepatitis?

What Is Fulminant Hepatitis?ByChristine Zink, MDUpdated on September 12, 2023Medically reviewed byJordana Haber Hazan, MDHepatitisis inflammation of theliver, eithe

Updated on: July 01,2024 0

What Is Fulminant Hepatitis?

What Is Fulminant Hepatitis?ByChristine Zink, MDUpdated on September 12, 2023Medically reviewed byJordana Haber Hazan, MDHepatitisis inflammation of theliver, eithe

Updated on:July 01,2024 0

Using social determinants of health to guide liver disease screening

by Ariana Baldassano,Rush University Medical CenterCredit:JHEP Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2023.100696Black people face a higher risk of developing severe liver fibrosis, but

Updated on: May 29,2024 8

Using social determinants of health to guide liver disease screening

by Ariana Baldassano,Rush University Medical CenterCredit:JHEP Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2023.100696Black people face a higher risk of developing severe liver fibrosis, but

Updated on:May 29,2024 8

Markers of inflammation can predict 180-day mortality in cirrhosis

by Elana GotkineFor patients with newly diagnosed cirrhosis, markers of inflammation can predict 180-day mortality, but not liver-related admissions, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in&n

Updated on: January 29,2024 16

Markers of inflammation can predict 180-day mortality in cirrhosis

by Elana GotkineFor patients with newly diagnosed cirrhosis, markers of inflammation can predict 180-day mortality, but not liver-related admissions, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in&n

Updated on:January 29,2024 16

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 0

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 0

What Is Hepatomegaly?

What Is Hepatomegaly?ByRony Kampalath, MDUpdated on May 04, 2023Medically reviewed bySonal Kumar, MDHepatomegalyis an enlarged liver, which may be caused by a variety of

Updated on: July 01,2024 0

What Is Hepatomegaly?

What Is Hepatomegaly?ByRony Kampalath, MDUpdated on May 04, 2023Medically reviewed bySonal Kumar, MDHepatomegalyis an enlarged liver, which may be caused by a variety of

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New insights into genetic mechanisms could improve treatment of liver fibrosis

by CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of SciencesGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109301The liver is not only the larges

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New insights into genetic mechanisms could improve treatment of liver fibrosis

by CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of SciencesGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109301The liver is not only the larges

Updated on:March 20,2024 18

New immunotherapy 'highly effective' against hepatitis B

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists at UCL have identified a new immunotherapy to combat the hepatitis B virus (HBV), the most common cause of liver cancer in the worl

Updated on: May 06,2024 11

New immunotherapy 'highly effective' against hepatitis B

by University College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists at UCL have identified a new immunotherapy to combat the hepatitis B virus (HBV), the most common cause of liver cancer in the worl

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Gene editing technique shows promise for effectively curing a hereditary liver disease

by University of HelsinkiThe image depicts human skin stem cells from which new, liver-like cells have been differentiated. The hepatic biomarker APF produced by the differentiated cells is color

Updated on: April 06,2024 0

Gene editing technique shows promise for effectively curing a hereditary liver disease

by University of HelsinkiThe image depicts human skin stem cells from which new, liver-like cells have been differentiated. The hepatic biomarker APF produced by the differentiated cells is color

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