News tagged with autoimmune liver disease

Genetic errors linked to life-threatening pregnancy disorder

Scientists have identified genetic errors in women with autoimmune diseases that increase the risk of preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs in 10 percent of all pregnancies.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New Target Identified for Scleroderma Therapy

(PhysOrg.com) -- Investigators at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have identified the molecule Egr-1 (early growth response factor 1) as a new therapy target for scleroderma, an autoimmune disease for ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hair dye and smoking linked to progressive liver disease

Hair dye and smoking both increase the risk of progressive liver disease, suggests research involving around 5000 people published in the journal Gut.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 24, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Secrets of a Life-Giving Amino Acid Revealed

(PhysOrg.com) -- Selenium is a trace element crucial to life -- too little or too much of it is fatal. In the July 17 issue of the journal Science, researchers at Yale University and University of Illinois at Chi ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0