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Alcohol and tobacco sales nationwide rose in the early months of COVID-19

COVID-19 has taken a huge medical, emotional and economic toll on Americans. Now, new Keck Medicine of USC research shows that the pandemic may also have harmful indirect consequences.

1 Mar 2021

Current screening guidelines may not detect liver cancer soon enough in African Americans

Early detection could reduce the number of African Americans dying from liver cancer, but current screening guidelines may not find cancer soon enough in this community, according to a study published in Cancer in February.

25 Feb 2021

Researchers study geographical distribution of mortality from 16 causes in Spain

Miguel ángel Martínez, professor at the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Valencia (UV) is the coordinator of MEDEA3, a statistical study on the geographical distribution of mortality from 16 causes in 26 Spanish cities of 11 autonomous communities.

22 Feb 2021

Study: Cytoglobin drug could delay the progression of liver fibrosis in mice

Researchers have discovered that the use of Cytoglobin (CYGB) as an intravenous drug could delay liver fibrosis progression in mice.

15 Feb 2021

Pandemic-fueled alcohol abuse creates wave of hospitalizations for liver disease

As the pandemic sends thousands of recovering alcoholics into relapse, hospitals across the country have reported dramatic increases in alcohol-related admissions for critical diseases like alcoholic hepatitis and liver failure.

10 Feb 2021

GLS1 inhibitor selectively eliminates senescent cells, ameliorates age-associated disorders

Senescent cells accumulate in organs during aging, promote tissue dysfunction, and cause numerous aging-related diseases like cancer. The cells arise through a process called "cellular senescence," a permanent cell cycle arrest resulting from multiple stresses.

5 Feb 2021

New combination therapy proven to be highly effective in HBV infection model

Around 260 million people, more than three percent of the global population, are chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV); in the long term, this often leads to complications such as liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.

4 Feb 2021

Gut microbiome can modulate the immune response in liver cancer patients with NAFLD

The distinctive gut microbiome profile of a person with liver cancer linked to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) could be the key to predicting someone's risk of developing the cancer, say researchers from the UNSW Microbiome Research Centre.

4 Feb 2021

Study identifies triggers for acute decompensation of liver cirrhosis

Chronic liver disease and even cirrhosis can go unnoticed for a long time because many patients have no symptoms: the liver suffers silently.

2 Feb 2021

Study describes a safe potential therapeutic tool for liver regeneration

A new study led by researchers at the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) now describes a safe new potential therapeutic tool for the recovery of liver function in chronic and acute liver diseases.

27 Jan 2021

Liver cancer cells cause stromal cells to secrete protein that enhances tumor growth

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), frequently seen in patients with liver cirrhosis caused by alcohol abuse or chronic viral hepatitis, is the most common form of liver cancer worldwide.

6 Jan 2021

Study: Frailty is a risk factor among women waiting for liver transplants

Women awaiting liver transplants in the United States are known to be about one-third more likely than men to become too ill to undergo surgery or die before receiving a liver.

4 Jan 2021

Beta-blockers show anti-inflammatory effects in cirrhosis

Approximately 170,000 people die every year in Europe from the direct consequences of advanced chronic liver disease (cirrhosis).

10 Dec 2020

New article highlights health disparities, social determinants of health

The December issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology is now available and features new clinical research across a wide range of gastroenterology and hepatology topics, including health disparities, colorectal cancer, cirrhosis, pediatric gastroenterology, the environmental impact of endoscopy, and more.

7 Dec 2020

Non-invasive MRI technology helps improve surgical decision-making in liver cancer care

A newly published study on patients with primary and secondary liver cancer shows how Perspectum’s non-invasive MRI technology can help predict those at increased risk of poor surgical outcomes, potentially reducing healthcare costs by shortening length of hospital stay.

4 Dec 2020

NMR-based diagnostic tool could be used to detect fatty liver disease or liver fibrosis

About 25 percent of the U.S. population suffers from fatty liver disease, a condition that can lead to fibrosis of the liver and, eventually, liver failure.

2 Dec 2020

Systemic inflammation increases over various stages of liver cirrhosis, shows study

Patients with liver cirrhosis display a wide range of clinical symptoms. A prospective study conducted by MedUni Vienna has now shown that blood levels of biomarkers for systemic inflammation increase over the various stages of the disease and can predict the development of complications, even in previously asymptomatic patients.

30 Nov 2020

Antimicrobial found in soaps worsens fatty liver disease in mice

University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers found evidence that triclosan -- an antimicrobial found in many soaps and other household items -- worsens fatty liver disease in mice fed a high-fat diet.

23 Nov 2020

Scientists find significant differences in liver-related mortality rates in the U.S

When they set out to study local levels of death from liver diseases in the U.S., University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Emory researchers found significant differences in death rates even within the same state, according to a recently published study in Gastroenterology.

19 Nov 2020

LOX plays a number of key roles in promoting skin and organ fibrosis in scleroderma

A team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has found that the molecule lysyl oxidase (LOX) plays a number of important roles in promoting skin and organ fibrosis in scleroderma, a connective tissue disorder.

17 Nov 2020

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Latest Cirrhosis News and Research

Alcohol and tobacco sales nationwide rose in the early months of COVID-19

Current screening guidelines may not detect liver cancer soon enough in African Americans

Researchers study geographical distribution of mortality from 16 causes in Spain

Study: Cytoglobin drug could delay the progression of liver fibrosis in mice

Pandemic-fueled alcohol abuse creates wave of hospitalizations for liver disease

GLS1 inhibitor selectively eliminates senescent cells, ameliorates age-associated disorders

New combination therapy proven to be highly effective in HBV infection model

Gut microbiome can modulate the immune response in liver cancer patients with NAFLD

Study identifies triggers for acute decompensation of liver cirrhosis

Study describes a safe potential therapeutic tool for liver regeneration

Liver cancer cells cause stromal cells to secrete protein that enhances tumor growth

Study: Frailty is a risk factor among women waiting for liver transplants

Beta-blockers show anti-inflammatory effects in cirrhosis

New article highlights health disparities, social determinants of health

Non-invasive MRI technology helps improve surgical decision-making in liver cancer care

NMR-based diagnostic tool could be used to detect fatty liver disease or liver fibrosis

Systemic inflammation increases over various stages of liver cirrhosis, shows study

Antimicrobial found in soaps worsens fatty liver disease in mice

Scientists find significant differences in liver-related mortality rates in the U.S

LOX plays a number of key roles in promoting skin and organ fibrosis in scleroderma

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