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Dietary fructose consumption may increase risk for NASH in children and adolescents

Recent research suggests that dietary fructose intake may increase serum uric acid concentrations and that both uric acid concentration and fructose consumption may be increased in individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

14 Feb 2017

New analysis reveals low incidence of liver cancer in patients with cirrhosis

Although one of the most serious complications of cirrhosis is liver cancer, or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), an analysis of health records revealed that the 10-year incidence of HCC in UK patients with cirrhosis is four percent or lower.

1 Feb 2017

Scientists shed new light on how common painkiller causes liver damage

Scientists have shed new light on how the common painkiller paracetamol causes liver damage.

31 Jan 2017

Quest Diagnostics introduces new HBV test service to help evaluate patient’s response to drug therapies

24 Jan 2017

Scientists generate new index to accurately predict presence of fatty liver disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has become a global epidemic. There is not only a great interest worldwide to understand the causes and consequences of fatty liver disease, but also to diagnose fatty liver disease at an early stage.

23 Jan 2017

A test to evaluate Hepatitis B therapy launched by Quest Diagnostics

Quest Diagnostics, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced the launch of a new test service that helps physicians evaluate a patient’s response to drug therapies used to treat infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). The first test of its kind available in the United States, the test is significant because it may help physicians tailor more effective treatments for the up to 2.2 million individuals infected with HBV.

23 Jan 2017

MGH-developed CTC-iChip with digital PCR assay improves detection of early-stage liver cancer

Use of an advanced form of the commonly used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method to analyze circulating tumor cells (CTCs) may greatly increase the ability to diagnose early-stage cancer, increasing the likelihood of successful treatment.

20 Jan 2017

Researchers uncover new pathway in the body that stimulates liver repair

A team of Michigan State University researchers, led by James Luyendyk in the College of Veterinary Medicine, has uncovered a new pathway in the body that stimulates liver repair.

19 Jan 2017

Study provides insights into CPEB4 gene and fatty liver disease

This condition generally leads to chronic inflammation (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis), which can trigger fibrosis, cirrhosis and ultimately liver cancer. This study on the basic biology of the liver paves the way to examine therapeutic strategies to fight and prevent fatty liver disease.

18 Jan 2017

Epigenetic changes favor development of fatty liver in humans and mice

Mice with a strong tendency to obesity already exhibit epigenetic changes at six weeks of age, inducing the liver to amplify its production of the enzyme DPP4 and release it into the circulation. Over the long term, this favors the development of a fatty liver.

9 Jan 2017

Researchers discover new pathway that opens door to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Researchers from the University of South Carolina, Duke University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Metabolon Inc. Research Triangle Park have discovered a new pathway in the liver that opens the door to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition that affects up to 25 percent of the population and may lead to cirrhosis and eventually liver cancer or failure, and likely other liver diseases.

9 Dec 2016

Newcastle scientists develop promising new test to identify patients with rare liver disease

Newcastle scientists and medics have developed a promising new test to identify patients with a rare liver disease who will not respond to standard treatment, allowing earlier intervention with alternatives.

2 Dec 2016

Over-the-counter and prescription pain medications linked to drug-induced liver injury

More than 1,000 medications, with acetaminophen being the most common, have been associated with drug-induced liver injury.

30 Nov 2016

Research provides insight into molecular mechanisms involved in immune response to HBV

The innate immune system in mammals defends against infection from viruses and other microbial infections.

28 Nov 2016

Women more susceptible to damaging effects of alcohol, says Houston Methodist expert

"One drink a day might be too much for a woman who has a genetic pre-disposition to cirrhosis of the liver," said Howard Monsour, M.D., chief of hepatology at Houston Methodist Hospital "One drink for a woman has about twice the effect as it does for the same amount consumed by a man."

22 Nov 2016

Low-calorie diet and exercise could improve kidney function in patients with NASH

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a potentially serious liver condition characterized by excess fat in the liver associated with inflammation and scarring.

21 Nov 2016

Study finds way to increase liver cancer screening rates among at-risk cirrhosis patients

Proactive outreach to cirrhosis patients in a safety net health system successfully doubled their screening rates for liver cancer, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found.

18 Nov 2016

Hepatitis C virus sabotages antiviral defenses of liver cells by blunting effect of immune proteins

The virus that causes hepatitis C protects itself by blocking signals that call up immune defenses in liver cells, according to University of Washington researchers and colleagues reporting Nov. 14 in Nature Medicine.

17 Nov 2016

HCV patients treated with DAA therapy not at increased risk of developing liver cancer, study finds

A new study presented this week at The Liver Meeting — held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases — found patients with hepatitis C who take direct-acting antiviral medication are at no higher risk for developing liver cancer than those who do not take the medication.

11 Nov 2016

High-protein diets may help prevent chronic diseases by reducing liver fat

According to a new nutritional study conducted by the German Institute of Human Nutrition on individuals with type 2 diabetes, high-protein diets reduced liver fat by up to 48 percent within six weeks. It did not matter whether the diet was mainly based on plant or animal protein.

2 Nov 2016

Cirrhosis News and Research

Latest Cirrhosis News and Research

Dietary fructose consumption may increase risk for NASH in children and adolescents

New analysis reveals low incidence of liver cancer in patients with cirrhosis

Scientists shed new light on how common painkiller causes liver damage

Quest Diagnostics introduces new HBV test service to help evaluate patient’s response to drug therapies

Scientists generate new index to accurately predict presence of fatty liver disease

A test to evaluate Hepatitis B therapy launched by Quest Diagnostics

MGH-developed CTC-iChip with digital PCR assay improves detection of early-stage liver cancer

Researchers uncover new pathway in the body that stimulates liver repair

Study provides insights into CPEB4 gene and fatty liver disease

Epigenetic changes favor development of fatty liver in humans and mice

Researchers discover new pathway that opens door to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Newcastle scientists develop promising new test to identify patients with rare liver disease

Over-the-counter and prescription pain medications linked to drug-induced liver injury

Research provides insight into molecular mechanisms involved in immune response to HBV

Women more susceptible to damaging effects of alcohol, says Houston Methodist expert

Low-calorie diet and exercise could improve kidney function in patients with NASH

Study finds way to increase liver cancer screening rates among at-risk cirrhosis patients

Hepatitis C virus sabotages antiviral defenses of liver cells by blunting effect of immune proteins

HCV patients treated with DAA therapy not at increased risk of developing liver cancer, study finds

High-protein diets may help prevent chronic diseases by reducing liver fat

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