News articles tagged with 'liver' (Page 2)
Alcohol abuse history influences quality of life following liver transplant
— 9 Mar 2011 19:23 | HealthA history of alcohol abuse significantly impacts quality of life for patients after liver transplant, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital…
Scripps Research study points to liver, not brain, as origin of Alzheimer's plaques
— 4 Mar 2011 13:11 | HealthUnexpected results from a Scripps Research Institute and ModGene, LLC study could completely alter scientists' ideas about Alzheimer's disease - pointing to the liver instead of the…
IL28B gene predicts treatment outcome for liver transplantation patients
— 3 Mar 2011 12:44 | HealthGerman researchers have found a significant association of IL28B genotypes to interferon-based antiviral treatment outcome, and to graft inflammation caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV).…
UCSF researchers uncover hormone pathway to fatty liver disease
— 2 Mar 2011 13:16 | HealthScientists at the UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute have discovered how a change in growth hormone activity in mice leads to fatty liver disease, a condition whose human counterpart…
Gut bacteria can control organ functions
— 1 Mar 2011 17:21 | HealthBacteria in the human gut may not just be helping digest food but also could be exerting some level of control over the metabolic functions of other organs, like the liver, according…
Lack of health insurance limits hepatitis C patients' access to latest antiviral therapy
— 24 Feb 2011 19:14 | HealthNew research has determined that patients in the U.S. with hepatitis C virus (HCV) are twice as likely to not have health insurance coverage compared with those without the disease.…
Nanotechnology may lead to new treatment of liver cancer
— 22 Feb 2011 23:39 | HealthNanotechnology may open a new door on the treatment of liver cancer, according to a team of Penn State College of Medicine researchers. They used molecular-sized bubbles filled with…
Liver, dietary proteins key in fertility
— 2 Feb 2011 16:28 | HealthWhen you think about organs with an important role in reproduction, the liver most likely doesn't spring to mind. But a new report in the February issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press…
Hepatic vein thrombosis following liver resection
— 1 Feb 2011 19:30 | HealthPatients undergoing liver surgery have long been considered to be at low risk of venous thromboembolism. However, pulmonary embolism has recently emerged as an increasingly frequent…
Study raises safety concerns about experimental cancer approach
— 26 Jan 2011 18:28 | HealthA study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has raised safety concerns about an investigational approach to treating cancer…