News articles tagged with 'liver'
Getting to the root of fatty liver disease
— 6 Apr 2011 17:25 | HealthResearchers have identified a molecular switch that appears to be a common feature in the development of fatty liver disease. The discovery made in mice is consistent with data from…
Researchers identify the metabolic signalling pathway responsible for dyslipidemia
— 6 Apr 2011 17:16 | HealthResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), including Yu Li, PhD, and other colleagues, have demonstrated that a nutrient sensing pathway is involved in the disruption…
Micro-RNA blocks the effect of insulin in obesity
— 1 Apr 2011 15:15 | HealthBody weight influences the risk of developing diabetes: between 80 and 90 percent of patients with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese. According to scientists at the Max Planck…
Sequential treatment with entecavir and lamivudine results in rebound of hepatitis B virus
— 1 Apr 2011 14:54 | HealthA two-year trial of entecavir followed by lamivudine (LAM) in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection resulted in a virologic rebound rate of 24% and 12% drug-resistance…
Drug cocktail offers new hope for hepatitis C patients
— 31 Mar 2011 15:57 | HealthA three-drug cocktail can eliminate the hepatitis C virus in patients far more effectively than the current two-drug regimen, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital…
Could HIV-infected organs save lives?
— 30 Mar 2011 17:13 | HealthIf Congress reversed its ban on allowing people with HIV to be organ donors after their death, roughly 500 HIV-positive patients with kidney or liver failure each year could get transplants…
Vitamin D deficiency in cirrhosis
— 15 Mar 2011 20:20 | HealthVitamin D deficiency is a well reported complication in chronic cholestatic liver disease such as primary biliary cirrhosis. While the prevalence and treatment of this deficiency has…
Study identifies therapeutic target for liver cancer and predictive biomarker of response
— 14 Mar 2011 20:24 | HealthIn a research study appearing in the journal Cancer Cell on March 14, scientists from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and four other institutions have identified a strategy for…
Consortium finds chronic liver cirrhosis clues
— 13 Mar 2011 19:25 | HealthResearchers have provided new clues into the genetics underlying a chronic form of liver disease, called primary biliary cirrhosis, which can lead to transplant surgery for patients.…
New gene sites affecting nonalcoholic fatty liver disease discovered
— 11 Mar 2011 15:49 | HealthNAFLD is a condition where fat accumulates in the liver (steatosis) and can lead to liver inflammation (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis or NASH) and permanent liver damage (fibrosis/cirrhosis).…