News tagged with liver cirrhosis
Related topics: liver cancer , hepatitis c , liver disease
Scientists make human blood protein from rice
Scientists at a Chinese university said Monday they can use rice to make albumin, a protein found in human blood that is often used for treating burns, traumatic shock and liver disease.
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Consortium finds chronic liver cirrhosis clues
Researchers have provided new clues into the genetics underlying a chronic form of liver disease, called primary biliary cirrhosis, which can lead to transplant surgery for patients. The new study identifies 15 genetic regions ...
Mar 13, 2011 |
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Biochemists discover how a ‘molecular slingshot’ disrupts key proteins
(PhysOrg.com) -- An important basic science discovery reported by University of Massachusetts Amherst biochemists this week describes how certain proteins use an unusual, spring-loaded loop mechanism to cripple their target ...
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Indian spice may delay liver damage and cirrhosis
Curcumin, one of the principal components of the Indian spice turmeric, seems to delay the liver damage that eventually causes cirrhosis, suggests preliminary experimental research in the journal Gut.
Mar 23, 2010 |
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New study finds 'it's never too late to stop drinking'
Where there is life there is hope and it is never too late to stop drinking, even with the most severe case of alcohol-related liver disease, according to new research from the University of Southampton.
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Master Molecular Switch May Prevent the Spread of Cancer Cells to Distant Sites in the Body
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a master switch that might prevent cancer cells from metastasizing from a primary tumor to other organs. The switch is a protein ...
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Scientists identify key interaction in hepatitis C virus
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified a molecular interaction between a structural hepatitis C virus protein (HCV) and a protein critical to viral replication. This new finding ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 29, 2010 |
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Donor race may impact recurrent hepatitis C in liver transplant patients
The race of liver donors may affect recurrent hepatitis C in patients after liver transplant, according to a study by Henry Ford Hospital.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 30, 2010 |
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Trials begin on potent new hepatitis C drug
The first clinical trials have started on a new investigational drug, discovered by researchers at Cardiff University, which is being developed to treat infections caused by Hepatitis C virus.
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 14, 2010 |
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Surprising findings about Hepatitis C and insulin resistance
We have known for several years that Hepatitis C, a common cause of liver cirrhosis and cancer, also makes people three to four times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 09, 2010 |
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New data show breakthrough microRNA-targeted therapy holds promise as new treatment for hepatitis C
A study published online in this week's Science shows that SPC3649, a breakthrough microRNA-targeted therapy developed by Santaris Pharma A/S, holds promise as a novel treatment for patients infected with the Hepatitis C viru ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Researchers discover genetic cause for primary biliary cirrhosis
Researchers have discovered a novel molecular path that predisposes patients to develop primary biliary cirrhosis, a disease that mainly affects women and slowly destroys their livers. Primary biliary cirrhosis has no known ...
May 27, 2009 |
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First study in decade provides hope for patients suffering from primary biliary cirrhosis
Results from an international study presented today at the International Liver Congress have shown Obeticholic Acid (OCA) is a safe and effective treatment in patients suffering from Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) as demonstrated ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 31, 2011 |
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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
Mar 31, 2011 |
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Vitamin D deficiency in cirrhosis
A research team from Denmark examined the vitamin D status in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis compared to those with primary biliary cirrhosis. They found that vitamin D deficiency in cirrhosis relates to liver dysfunction ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 15, 2011 |
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