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A new ending to an old 'tail'

In stark contrast to normal cells, which only divide a finite number of times before they enter into a permanent state of growth arrest or simply die, cancer cells never cease to proliferate. Now, scientists ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 21, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sequential treatment with entecavir and lamivudine results in rebound of hepatitis B virus

A two-year trial of entecavir followed by lamivudine (LAM) in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection resulted in a virologic rebound rate of 24% and 12% drug-resistance rate. Patients who continued on entecavir ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google offers Street View art gallery tours (Update)

Art lovers will be able to stroll through some of the world's most famous galleries at the click of a mouse after Google put the venues online Tuesday using Street View technology.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Alcoholics beware -- genetic variation linked to liver cirrhosis in Caucasians

A new study by German researchers found that a variation in the PNPLA3 (adiponutrin) gene was associated with cirrhosis of the liver and elevated transaminase (liver enzyme) levels in alcoholic Caucasians. The risk of cirrhosis ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

People with specific kind of lung cancer respond to new targeted treatment

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows more than half of patients with a specific kind of lung cancer are responding positively to a treatment that targets the gene that drives their cancer.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 28, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Encouraging findings suggest new avenues for treating liver disease in overweight Americans

Estimates of the prevalence of liver disease suggest that one‐third of the United States population has non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD is now the most common cause for elevated liver function ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Perfusion CT may be used as a noninvasive tool in detection of hepatic toxicity

A research team from China investigated the microcirculation changes in liver of patients with tumor during chemotherapy by perfusion computed tomography (CT). Their study suggested that chemotherapy affects hepatic microcirculation ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jul 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cigarette smoking, fructose consumption exacerbates liver disease

Recent studies suggest that modifiable risk factors such as cigarette smoking and fructose consumption can worsen nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). With NAFLD, fat accumulates in the liver of overweight individuals ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New phase II study supports potential of gs-9450 as new treatment option for steatohepatitis

Results from a multinational phase II study presented today at the International Liver Congress 2010 have shown that treatment with the caspase inhibitor GS-9450 can reduce markers of liver damage in patients with non-alcoholic ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hepatitis C virus interference via hepcidin synthesis

Iron overload, a common feature of chronic liver disorders, has been linked with oxidative DNA damage, insulin resistance and liver steatosis, and with triggering of hepatic stellate cells thus inducing liver fibrosis. Recently, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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