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Liver Disease News
July 21, 2023

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Hep C: Mystery of How Deadly Virus Hides in Humans Is Solved

With a new method for examining virus samples researchers have solved an old riddle about how Hepatitis C virus avoids the human body's immune defenses. The result may have an impact on how we track and treat viral diseases in ...

Real-World Studies Confirm Effectiveness of Bulevirtide to Treat Chronic Hepatitis D

In 2020, bulevirtide (BLV) was conditionally approved for treating chronic hepatitis delta (CHD), an inflammation of the liver caused by hepatitis D virus (HDV). Now real-world studies of patients treated outside of clinical trials confirm that ...

New Research Establishes How and Why Western Diets High in Sugar and Fat Cause Liver Disease

New research has established a link between western diets high in fat and sugar and the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the leading cause of chronic liver ...

Incurable Liver Disease May Prove Curable

Research has shown for the first time that the effects of Alagille syndrome, an incurable genetic disorder that affects the liver, could be reversed with a single drug. The study has the potential to transform treatment for this rare disease and may also have implications for more common ...
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Hepatitis C: Study Provides Basis for Personalized Aftercare

Even after chronic hepatitis C has been cured, portal hypertension remains the major factor driving the development of complications in advanced liver disease. Researchers have shown that the ...

Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Is Highly Effective in Patients With Cirrhosis

Results of a retrospective study of 26,000 patients show that receiving a third dose of the vaccine was associated with 80% reduction in overall COVID-19 and 100% reduction in severe course of the ...

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Progression

A study provides compelling evidence of the important role of hepatocyte adenosine kinase in the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, ...

The Cell Sentinel That Neutralizes Hepatitis B

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is responsible for one of the most serious and common infectious diseases. Transmitted through biological fluids, it attacks the liver cells. The chronic form of the ...

Mechanism Used by Metastatic Cancer Cells to Infiltrate the Liver Found

Metastasis -- when cancer spreads to form new tumors -- causes approximately 90% of cancer-related deaths. Because metastatic cancer cells circulate in the blood, the liver -- which filters the blood ...

This Molecule Could Be Behind Liver Fibrosis

A study identifies a molecule behind the runaway growth of bile duct cells inside the liver, which underlies many liver ...

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Nanoplastics Can Disrupt Human Liver, Lung Cells' Processes in Lab Experiments

What happens when people unknowingly eat, drink or inhale nearly invisible pieces of plastic? Although it's unclear what impact this really has on humans, researchers have now taken a step ...

New Treatment Principle for Chronic Hepatitis B and D Infections

A new immunological treatment against hepatitis B and D viruses, both of which can cause liver cancer, shows promising results in animal ...

Hormone from Fat Cells Restrains Tumor Growth in Mice

A hormone secreted by fat cells can restrain the growth of liver tumors in mice, according to a new ...

Alcohol Use Can Alter Gut Microbes, but Not in the Way You Might Think

In mouse studies, researchers find that excess alcohol consumption alters gut microbiome but latter is not directly or significantly linked to liver ...

B Vitamins Can Potentially Be Used to Treat Advanced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Scientists have found that elevated blood levels of an amino acid called homocysteine correlate strongly with the severity of an advanced form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. They also found ...

基因突变在小说发现佛负责r Severe Liver Disease in Children

New findings have uncovered how essential the FOCAD gene is for maintaining a healthy liver, especially in children. Scientists have found that children carrying loss-of-function mutations in FOCAD ...

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People With Poor Sleep Behaviors May Be at Risk for Fatty Liver Disease

久坐不动的生活方式和不健康的系统性红斑狼疮ep behaviors could develop fatty liver disease, according to new ...

Lactating Mice Pass Along Common Antimicrobial to Pups, Initiating Liver Damage

In mouse studies, researchers report that lactating mothers expose their feeding pups to triclosan, an antimicrobial commonly used in consumer products, resulting in early signs of liver ...

Researchers Create Highly Accurate Non-Invasive Test for Major Liver Diseases

Researchers have created a liquid biopsy test, which uses two circulating proteins, to test for major liver diseases. The test was found to be highly accurate, sensitive, and specific for both NASH ...

P53 in Liver Cancer: The Ultimate Betrayal?

Researchers identified a novel mechanism by which expression of the tumor suppressor p53 paradoxically promotes liver cancer development in patients with chronic liver disease. By generating a mouse ...

Prenatal Exposure to Chemicals in Consumer and Industrial Products Is Associated With Rising Liver Disease in Children

The growing incidence of a potentially cancer-causing liver disease in children is associated with prenatal exposure to several endocrine-disrupting chemicals, researchers ...

Tissue Model Reveals Key Players in Liver Regeneration

Engineers have created a new liver tissue model that allows them to trace the steps involved in liver regeneration more precisely than has been possible ...

New Genetic Associations in Pediatric NAFLD Affect Both Risk and Severity

In a pair of studies, scientists have deepened investigations into the genetic origins of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children, describing multiple gene variants that contribute to disease ...

Blood Test Developed to Predict Liver Cancer Risk

An estimated one-quarter of adults in the U.S. have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an excess of fat in liver cells that can cause chronic inflammation and liver damage, increasing the risk ...

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