Study finds cirrhosis affects twice as many transgender adults as cisgender adults

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCredit:American Journal of Gastroenterology(2024). DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002907Cirrhosis is chronic, progressive end-stage liver disease that

Updated on: July 11,2024

Study finds cirrhosis affects twice as many transgender adults as cisgender adults

byUniversity of Southern CaliforniaCredit:American Journal of Gastroenterology(2024). DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002907Cirrhosis is chronic, progressive end-stage liver disease that

Updated on:July 11,2024

Universal gut microbiome-derived signature predicts cirrhosis

by University of California - San DiegoIllustration depicts a healthy liver (left) and a liver with cirrhosis. Credit: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesNonalcoholic

Updated on: May 28,2024

Universal gut microbiome-derived signature predicts cirrhosis

by University of California - San DiegoIllustration depicts a healthy liver (left) and a liver with cirrhosis. Credit: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesNonalcoholic

Updated on:May 28,2024

Research supports TCM liver-breast cancer theory: Fatty liver linked to deteriorating breast cancer

byThe University of Hong KongA) Trial schematic for establishing an HFD-fed NAFLD-breast cancer mice model. B, C) Mice on the HFD diet showed accelerated body weight growth (B) and higher body f

Updated on: July 11,2024

Research supports TCM liver-breast cancer theory: Fatty liver linked to deteriorating breast cancer

byThe University of Hong KongA) Trial schematic for establishing an HFD-fed NAFLD-breast cancer mice model. B, C) Mice on the HFD diet showed accelerated body weight growth (B) and higher body f

Updated on:July 11,2024

Detection of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis based on the Stroop-CN model

by Sichuan International Medical Exchange and Promotion AssociationPrevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) in different groups of patients with cirrhosis. Credit:MedComm(2024).

Updated on: August 01,2024

Detection of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis based on the Stroop-CN model

by Sichuan International Medical Exchange and Promotion AssociationPrevalence of minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) in different groups of patients with cirrhosis. Credit:MedComm(2024).

Updated on:August 01,2024

Delays in gallstone pancreatitis surgery increase risks

by Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe recommended treatment for mild gallstone pancreatitis in patients aged over 50 years is laparoscopic cholecystectomy, yet over half

Updated on: June 28,2024

Delays in gallstone pancreatitis surgery increase risks

by Medical Journal of AustraliaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe recommended treatment for mild gallstone pancreatitis in patients aged over 50 years is laparoscopic cholecystectomy, yet over half

Updated on:June 28,2024

Surprise discovery redirects efforts for treatment of liver disease

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchGraphical abstract. Credit:Gastroenterology(2022). DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.08.040WEHI researchers have revealed that common li

Updated on: June 06,2024

Surprise discovery redirects efforts for treatment of liver disease

by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchGraphical abstract. Credit:Gastroenterology(2022). DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.08.040WEHI researchers have revealed that common li

Updated on:June 06,2024

Functional imaging shows how intestinal and liver diseases mutually influence each other

by Leibniz InstituteHistological inflammation of intestine improves the liver transplantation-free survival in PSC patients. a) Diagram of the study design for the PSC cohort. b) Kaplan–Meier survival

Updated on: June 17,2024

Functional imaging shows how intestinal and liver diseases mutually influence each other

by Leibniz InstituteHistological inflammation of intestine improves the liver transplantation-free survival in PSC patients. a) Diagram of the study design for the PSC cohort. b) Kaplan–Meier survival

Updated on:June 17,2024

How Liver Cancer Is Diagnosed

How Liver Cancer Is DiagnosedA biopsy is often not neededByColleen Doherty, MDUpdated on January 03, 2024Medically reviewed byRobert Burakoff, MDLiver cancer(also called&

Updated on: July 01,2024

How Liver Cancer Is Diagnosed

How Liver Cancer Is DiagnosedA biopsy is often not neededByColleen Doherty, MDUpdated on January 03, 2024Medically reviewed byRobert Burakoff, MDLiver cancer(also called&

Updated on:July 01,2024

New findings on hepatitis C in infants can lead to improved treatments

by Karolinska InstitutetElectron micrographs of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. Scale bar is 50 nanometers. Credit: Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller University.O

Updated on: June 17,2024

New findings on hepatitis C in infants can lead to improved treatments

by Karolinska InstitutetElectron micrographs of hepatitis C virus purified from cell culture. Scale bar is 50 nanometers. Credit: Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller University.O

Updated on:June 17,2024

Gut microbiota harnessed as tool to diagnose diseases, promising results for fatty liver diagnosis

by University of JyväskyläThe diversity of the gut microbiota in the low (n = 25) and high (n = 37) liver fat groups. (A) Shannon index, a measure of alpha-diversity indicating species diversity.

Updated on: May 29,2024

Gut microbiota harnessed as tool to diagnose diseases, promising results for fatty liver diagnosis

by University of JyväskyläThe diversity of the gut microbiota in the low (n = 25) and high (n = 37) liver fat groups. (A) Shannon index, a measure of alpha-diversity indicating species diversity.

Updated on:May 29,2024

Consumption of fast food linked to liver disease

by University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Maliz Ong/public domainThe new year has begun, and with it, resolutions for change. Astudyfrom Keck Medicine of USC published today in&nbsp

Updated on: July 04,2024

Consumption of fast food linked to liver disease

by University of Southern CaliforniaCredit: Maliz Ong/public domainThe new year has begun, and with it, resolutions for change. Astudyfrom Keck Medicine of USC published today in&nbsp

Updated on:July 04,2024

Fecal transplant trial provides hope for liver disease patients

by King's College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe UK is to launch a clinical trial of a "poo transplant" that researchers believe could treat advanced liver disease and f

Updated on: June 20,2024

Fecal transplant trial provides hope for liver disease patients

by King's College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe UK is to launch a clinical trial of a "poo transplant" that researchers believe could treat advanced liver disease and f

Updated on:June 20,2024