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Researchers discover potential new treatment for liver fibrosis
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy provides light on the processes that contribute to liver fibrosis and proposes a unique therapy method for this prevalent and serious disorder.
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Study finds new therapeutic targets to fight against type 2 diabetes
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The fact that individuals with type 2 diabetes have elevated fasting glucose levels is among the most perplexing factors for them. This is due to the fact that in these insulin-resistant individuals, the liver produces glucose, a process that still raises many unanswered issues for scientist
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Study finds treatment identified for liver fibrosis
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine looked into a possible new treatment option for patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)-related fibrosis.
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Study reveals how B cells promote liver cancer with dangerous dual strateg
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Autoaggressive T cells cause inflammatory fatty liver disease (NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis) and the ensuing liver cancer. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) have finally discovered the cause of this harmful behaviour. They discovered an increase in the number of
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Non-heavy alcohol use associated with liver fibrosis: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a new study, non-heavy alcohol use on liver health are often contradictory, both within the general population and among those known to have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and at-risk individuals.
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New approach for clearer fatty liver observation found
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 12 (ANI): Obesity can cause a number of health problems. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a kind of fatty liver disease that can lead to cancer, is more common in obese people. Treatment for NASH patients has yet to be discovered, owing in part to the lack of sui
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Highly accurate non-invasive test for major liver diseases created by rese
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): Researchers have created a liquid biopsy test, which uses two circulating proteins, to test for major liver diseases. The test was found to be highly accurate, sensitive, and specific for both NASH and liver fibrosis.
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Study: e-cigarettes trigger inflammation in the gut
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): Touted by makers as a "healthy" alternative to traditional nicotine cigarettes, new research indicates the chemicals found in e-cigarettes disrupt the gut barrier and trigger inflammation in the body, potentially leading to a variety of health concerns.
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A new weapon against allergies
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 17 (ANI): A team of scientists has made a fundamental discovery about how our body's immune system clears harmful infections.
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MRE offers hope in measuring liver fibrosis in kids
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 12 (ANI): Researchers have determined that magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) can be an accurate, non-invasive tool to identify liver fibrosis in children.
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