YKT6 gene variants cause a new neurological disorder, finds study

byTexas Children's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA recent collaborative study has discovered rare variants in the YKT6 gene as the cause of a new neurological disorder characteri

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YKT6 gene variants cause a new neurological disorder, finds study

byTexas Children's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA recent collaborative study has discovered rare variants in the YKT6 gene as the cause of a new neurological disorder characteri

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Study reveals genetic drivers of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease

by Becky Ham,Translational Genomics Research InstituteOverview of the study design. Credit:Life Science Alliance(2024). DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202302517In the largest study of its kind, r

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Study reveals genetic drivers of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease

by Becky Ham,Translational Genomics Research InstituteOverview of the study design. Credit:Life Science Alliance(2024). DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202302517In the largest study of its kind, r

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Study provides basis for personalized hepatitis C aftercare

by Medical University of ViennaCredit: AI-generated imageEven after chronic hepatitis C has been cured, portal hypertension remains the major factor driving the development of complications in ad

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Study provides basis for personalized hepatitis C aftercare

by Medical University of ViennaCredit: AI-generated imageEven after chronic hepatitis C has been cured, portal hypertension remains the major factor driving the development of complications in ad

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Researchers create highly accurate non-invasive test for major liver diseases

by King's College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have created a liquid biopsy test, which uses two circulating proteins, to test for major liver diseases. The test was fou

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Researchers create highly accurate non-invasive test for major liver diseases

by King's College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have created a liquid biopsy test, which uses two circulating proteins, to test for major liver diseases. The test was fou

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Oat and rye bran fibres alter gut microbiota, reducing weight gain and hepatic inflammation

by University of Eastern FinlandCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a newly published experimental study, the consumption of dietary fiber from oat and rye brans supported the growth of beneficial gut mi

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Oat and rye bran fibres alter gut microbiota, reducing weight gain and hepatic inflammation

by University of Eastern FinlandCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a newly published experimental study, the consumption of dietary fiber from oat and rye brans supported the growth of beneficial gut mi

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Liver transplant patients with prior drinking problems can do well after transplantation, new study finds

by University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new USC study shows that liver transplant patients with established alcohol abuse issues prior to transplantation can do as well as,

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Liver transplant patients with prior drinking problems can do well after transplantation, new study finds

by University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new USC study shows that liver transplant patients with established alcohol abuse issues prior to transplantation can do as well as,

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Hepatitis C virus infection: Research team discovers that a protein has an unexpected proviral effect

by Susanne Stöcker, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut - Bundesinstitut für Impfstoffe und biomedizinische ArzneimittelThe expression of GBP1 is increased in HCV replicating cells. Credit:PLOS Pathogens&nbsp

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Hepatitis C virus infection: Research team discovers that a protein has an unexpected proviral effect

by Susanne Stöcker, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut - Bundesinstitut für Impfstoffe und biomedizinische ArzneimittelThe expression of GBP1 is increased in HCV replicating cells. Credit:PLOS Pathogens&nbsp

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Intermittent food intake activates a 'GPS gene' in liver cells, thus completing the development of the liver after birth

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreOral feeding activates a 'GPS gen' in liver cells. Credit: underbau / CNIOIn mammals, the liver detects the body's energy demand at any g

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Intermittent food intake activates a 'GPS gene' in liver cells, thus completing the development of the liver after birth

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreOral feeding activates a 'GPS gen' in liver cells. Credit: underbau / CNIOIn mammals, the liver detects the body's energy demand at any g

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A novel malaria vaccine vector that targets the liver

by Kanazawa UniversityThe IVIS imaging results for the livers collected from mice on day 8 or day 224 post-administration of AAV-Luc showed that systemic administration of AAV8 induced ~24–43 tim

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A novel malaria vaccine vector that targets the liver

by Kanazawa UniversityThe IVIS imaging results for the livers collected from mice on day 8 or day 224 post-administration of AAV-Luc showed that systemic administration of AAV8 induced ~24–43 tim

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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

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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

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Understanding chronic liver disease through mitochondria

by First Hospital of Jilin University(1) Degradation of mitochondria matrix, inner membrane and intermembrane oxidized or misfolded protein by mitochondrial proteases. (2) Ubiquitinated outer mitochon

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Understanding chronic liver disease through mitochondria

by First Hospital of Jilin University(1) Degradation of mitochondria matrix, inner membrane and intermembrane oxidized or misfolded protein by mitochondrial proteases. (2) Ubiquitinated outer mitochon

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Impact of onset time, number, type, and sequence of extrahepatic organ failure on prognosis of liver failure

by Xia & He Publishing Inc.Graphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology(2024). DOI: 10.14218/JCTH.2023.00379The impact of the characteristics of extrahep

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Impact of onset time, number, type, and sequence of extrahepatic organ failure on prognosis of liver failure

by Xia & He Publishing Inc.Graphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology(2024). DOI: 10.14218/JCTH.2023.00379The impact of the characteristics of extrahep

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