Broken sleep a hallmark sign of living with the most common liver disease, scientists find

byFrontiersCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe prevalence of MASLD (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease) is exploding in most regions of the world, boosted by increased ob

Updated on: December 09,2024

Broken sleep a hallmark sign of living with the most common liver disease, scientists find

byFrontiersCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe prevalence of MASLD (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease) is exploding in most regions of the world, boosted by increased ob

Updated on:December 09,2024

What Is Fulminant Hepatitis?

What Is Fulminant Hepatitis?ByChristine Zink, MDUpdated on September 12, 2023Medically reviewed byJordana Haber Hazan, MDHepatitisis inflammation of theliver, eithe

Updated on: July 01,2024

What Is Fulminant Hepatitis?

What Is Fulminant Hepatitis?ByChristine Zink, MDUpdated on September 12, 2023Medically reviewed byJordana Haber Hazan, MDHepatitisis inflammation of theliver, eithe

Updated on:July 01,2024

Tiny model organs detect liver toxicity of new drugs

by Patricia DeLacey,University of MichiganGraphical Abstract. Credit:Journal of Hepatology(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.01.019Researchers are working to improve drug testing to en

Updated on: January 04,2024

Tiny model organs detect liver toxicity of new drugs

by Patricia DeLacey,University of MichiganGraphical Abstract. Credit:Journal of Hepatology(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.01.019Researchers are working to improve drug testing to en

Updated on:January 04,2024

What Are Liver Flukes?

What Are Liver Flukes?Parasitic Worms That Cause InfectionsByMichelle PuglePublished on March 22, 2023Medically reviewed byRochelle Collins, DOLiver flukes are parasitic worms

Updated on: July 01,2024

What Are Liver Flukes?

What Are Liver Flukes?Parasitic Worms That Cause InfectionsByMichelle PuglePublished on March 22, 2023Medically reviewed byRochelle Collins, DOLiver flukes are parasitic worms

Updated on:July 01,2024

When Do Liver Cysts Cause Complications?

When Do Liver Cysts Cause Complications?ByAnna GiorgiPublished on July 06, 2023Medically reviewed byRobert Burakoff, MDLiver cysts, also called hepatic cysts, are fluid-filled

Updated on: July 01,2024

When Do Liver Cysts Cause Complications?

When Do Liver Cysts Cause Complications?ByAnna GiorgiPublished on July 06, 2023Medically reviewed byRobert Burakoff, MDLiver cysts, also called hepatic cysts, are fluid-filled

Updated on:July 01,2024

Advancing noninvasive diagnosis of NASH: Potential of sequential ultrasound molecular imaging in NAFLD/MAFLD

by KeAi Communications Co.Animal study flowchart and schematic illustration of sequential USMI. Credit:Liver Research(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.livres.2023.11.002Non-alcoholic fatty liver dise

Updated on: March 07,2024

Advancing noninvasive diagnosis of NASH: Potential of sequential ultrasound molecular imaging in NAFLD/MAFLD

by KeAi Communications Co.Animal study flowchart and schematic illustration of sequential USMI. Credit:Liver Research(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.livres.2023.11.002Non-alcoholic fatty liver dise

Updated on:March 07,2024

Noninvasive biomarker tests could be alternatives to painful liver biopsies

by A.J. Hostetler,Virginia Commonwealth UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLed by the director of Virginia Commonwealth University's Stravitz-Sanyal Institute of Liver Disease and M

Updated on: May 09,2024

Noninvasive biomarker tests could be alternatives to painful liver biopsies

by A.J. Hostetler,Virginia Commonwealth UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLed by the director of Virginia Commonwealth University's Stravitz-Sanyal Institute of Liver Disease and M

Updated on:May 09,2024

Gut bacteria are crucial for liver repair, finds study

by Technical University MunichGut bacteria in a Petri dish: Our microbiome influences a great number of processes in the human body. A recent study shows that the liver's regenerative capacit

Updated on: April 20,2024

Gut bacteria are crucial for liver repair, finds study

by Technical University MunichGut bacteria in a Petri dish: Our microbiome influences a great number of processes in the human body. A recent study shows that the liver's regenerative capacit

Updated on:April 20,2024

Study ties diabetes and obesity to increased risk of liver cancer relapse

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityDiabetes mellitus and obesity are risks for late postoperative recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan UniversityHepatocellular carcinom

Updated on: October 24,2024

Study ties diabetes and obesity to increased risk of liver cancer relapse

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityDiabetes mellitus and obesity are risks for late postoperative recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma. Credit: Osaka Metropolitan UniversityHepatocellular carcinom

Updated on:October 24,2024

What Is Hepatomegaly?

What Is Hepatomegaly?ByRony Kampalath, MDUpdated on May 04, 2023Medically reviewed bySonal Kumar, MDHepatomegalyis an enlarged liver, which may be caused by a variety of

Updated on: July 01,2024

What Is Hepatomegaly?

What Is Hepatomegaly?ByRony Kampalath, MDUpdated on May 04, 2023Medically reviewed bySonal Kumar, MDHepatomegalyis an enlarged liver, which may be caused by a variety of

Updated on:July 01,2024

Smartphones could be used to monitor liver disease patients at home

byUniversity College LondonAssessment of bilirubin levels in patients with cirrhosis via forehead, sclera and lower eyelid smartphone images. Credit:PLOS Digital Health(2023). DOI: 1

Updated on: January 05,2024

Smartphones could be used to monitor liver disease patients at home

byUniversity College LondonAssessment of bilirubin levels in patients with cirrhosis via forehead, sclera and lower eyelid smartphone images. Credit:PLOS Digital Health(2023). DOI: 1

Updated on:January 05,2024

Shiitake-derived functional food shows suppression of liver fibrosis progression

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology(2024). DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00134.2024Chronic liver damag

Updated on: January 09,2025

Shiitake-derived functional food shows suppression of liver fibrosis progression

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology(2024). DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00134.2024Chronic liver damag

Updated on:January 09,2025