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December 24, 2024

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Shiitake-Derived Functional Food Shows Suppression of Liver Fibrosis Progression

Dec. 19, 2024 — A research team found out how AHCC, a standardized extract of cultured Lentinula edodes mycelia, might be able to suppress the progression of liver ...

Updated Hep B Vaccine More Effective for People With HIV

Dec. 10, 2024 — A newer vaccine against hepatitis B virus was clearly superior to an older vaccine type in inducing a protective antibody response among people living with HIV who didn't respond to prior ...

Researchers Find That Intestinal Infections Change Bile Composition

Nov. 26, 2024 — Researchers have identified a new axis of host defense by studying what happens during enteric infection -- a term that encompasses all types of intestinal infections including so called 'stomach flu.' Intestinal infections can change the ...

Scientists Implicate a Novel Cellular Protein in Hepatitis A Infection

Nov. 21, 2024 — Scientists have long been trying to tease apart hepatitis A virus, to understand its inner workings and how it functions in the human body. Infectious disease researchers have discovered that a little-known protein, PDGFA-associated protein 1 ...

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Combined Screening Can Detect Liver Damage in Diabetes Patients

Dec. 13, 2024 — New research highlights the possibility of screening people with type 2 diabetes for liver damage at the same time as they undergo screening for eye ...

Microbiome Changes in Chronic Liver Disease Highlight the Need for Personalized Treatment

Nov. 18, 2024 — People with chronic liver disease have dramatic changes to the types and functions of bacteria in the gut and mouth, a new study has ...

Cell Aging in One Organ Can Snowball Into Multi-Organ Failure

Nov. 13, 2024 — The aging and failure of cells that occurs when one part of the body is damaged can spread to other organs, a study ...

Mouse Model Reveals Liver Involvement in Muscular Dystrophy

Oct. 24, 2024 — A new mouse model mimicking the liver symptoms of myotonic dystrophy type 1 -- the most prevalent form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy -- provides insight into why patients develop fatty liver ...

A Novel Approach to Combat Fatty Liver Disease

Oct. 9, 2024 — Blocking the enzyme ACMSD can significantly reduce damage caused by metabolic liver disease according to a new ...

Balancing Health: Diabetes and Obesity Increase Risk of Liver Cancer Relapse

Oct. 3, 2024 — A research team analyzed how diabetes mellitus and obesity factor into recurrence and survival after surgery for hepatocellular carcinoma, a type of ...

Researchers Identify Potential New Strategy to Slow the Development of Liver Fibrosis

Sep. 17, 2024 — A study reveals advances in the understanding and treatment of liver fibrosis, a serious complication in the context of metabolic fatty liver ...

Finding New Targets for Blocking Chronic Hepatitis

Aug. 29, 2024 — Researchers revealed how certain liver cells contribute to inflammatory responses underlying chronic hepatitis. Using mouse and cell culture models, they observed increased levels of inflammatory ...

Macrophage Mix Helps Determine Rate and Fate of Fatty Liver Disease

Aug. 22, 2024 — The white blood cells' typical role is to promote inflammation and stimulate the immune response, but researchers say some actually appear to temper inflammatory conditions and improve ...

Hepatic Disease: A Camu-Camu Fruit Extract to Reduce Liver Fat

Aug. 21, 2024 — A research team has shown the benefits of camu-camu on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This exotic fruit reduces liver fat ...

Liver Transplant Outperforms Other Therapies for Colorectal Cancer That Has Spread to the Liver

July 30, 2024 — A study followed patients whose colorectal cancer was under control, but who had liver tumors that could not be surgically removed. All patients were eligible for liver transplantation, but some ...

Study Finds Targeting Inflammation May Not Help Reduce Liver Fibrosis in MAFLD

July 26, 2024 — Researchers uncovered new information about the role inflammation plays in mitigating liver fibrosis, which is associated with metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), one of the most common ...

New Research in Fatty Liver Disease Aims to Help With Early Intervention

July 25, 2024 — A new study brings researchers closer to better understanding the pathology of the fatty liver disease MASH, which stands for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis. MASH is a consequence ...

Paleolithic Diets Are Not Without Risks

July 17, 2024 — High-protein diets, known as 'Paleolithic diets', are popular. Using mouse models, scientists have studied their impact. While effective in regulating weight and stabilizing diabetes, these ...

Cirrhosis Affects Twice as Many Transgender Adults as Cisgender Adults, Study Finds

July 10, 2024 — A new study has found a startling disparity in the frequency of liver disease for transgender individuals and highlights the need for more specialized ...

Hepatitis B: 'Sleep Timer' for Immune Cells Discovered

July 10, 2024 — In chronic hepatitis B, the liver contains immune cells that could destroy hepatitis B virus infected cells but are inactive. Researchers have discovered that cells blood vessels in the liver start a ...

Study Shows How Liver Damage from Stress and Aging Might Be Reversible

June 26, 2024 — While the liver is one of the body's most resilient organs, it is still vulnerable to the ravages of stress and aging, leading to disease, severe scarring and failure. A research team now might ...

New Screening Tool Could Improve the Survival Rate of Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma from 20% to 90%

June 17, 2024 — Early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) -- one of the most fatal malignancies -- is crucial to improve patient survival. In a breakthrough study investigators report on the development of a ...

New Approach Against Fatty Liver

June 14, 2024 — Fatty liver disease (steatotic liver disease, SLD for short) is increasingly causing failure of the liver as a vital organ. A team led by researchers has now discovered that a saturated fatty acid in ...

Biomarkers in Blood to Predict Liver Cancer

May 1, 2024 — Early detection has the potential to transform treatment and outcomes in cancer care, especially for cancers like liver cancer, which is typically diagnosed at a late stage with limited options for ...

Food in Sight? The Liver Is Ready!

Apr. 25, 2024 — What happens in the body when we are hungry and see and smell food? A team of researchers has now been able to show in mice that adaptations in the liver mitochondria take place after only a few ...

Identifying a New Liver Defender: The Role of Resident Macrophages

Apr. 25, 2024 — Researchers discovered liver resident macrophages' pivotal role in defending against gut bacteria and related substances entering via the portal vein, particularly under compromised intestinal ...

Liver Cancer: Molecular Signaling Pathway of Tumor Development Decoded

Apr. 23, 2024 — As a malignant disease of the liver cells, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the main causes of cancer-related deaths. While the treatment options for this aggressive type of cancer remain ...

Carbon Beads Help Restore Healthy Gut Microbiome and Reduce Liver Disease Progression

Apr. 15, 2024 — Innovative carbon beads reduce bad bacteria and inflammation in animal models, which are linked to liver cirrhosis and other serious health ...

Mechanism of Action of the Hepatitis B and D Virus Cell Entry Inhibitor Bulevirtide Deciphered

Apr. 10, 2024 — Over 12 million people worldwide suffer from a chronic infection with the hepatitis D virus. This most severe viral liver disease is associated with a high risk of dying from liver cirrhosis and ...

Overeating and Starving Both Damage the Liver: Cavefish Provide New Insight Into Fatty Liver Disease

Mar. 18, 2024 — Fatty liver, which can lead to liver damage and disease, can occur from both overeating and starvation. Now, new research shows how naturally starvation-resistant cavefish, unlike other animals, are ...

Maternal Obesity May Promote Liver Cancer

Mar. 12, 2024 — Obesity, which could reach 50% of the population in certain developed countries by 2030, is a major public health concern. It not only affects the health of those who suffer from it, but could also ...

The Liver Immune System Eats Up 'Bad Cholesterol'

Mar. 11, 2024 — A new study reveals that immune cells in the liver react to high cholesterol levels and eat up excess cholesterol that can otherwise cause damage to arteries. The findings suggest that the response ...

TB Vaccine Shrinks Liver Cancer Tumors in Mice

Feb. 21, 2024 — Could the TB vaccine be a new immunotherapy for liver cancer? A study found that the century-old vaccine reduced tumors and extended survival for mice with liver ...

Males Born to Obese Mothers More Likely to Suffer Health Issues as Adults

Feb. 6, 2024 — Males born to obese women are more likely to be overweight at birth and develop metabolic complications in later life, including liver disease and ...