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A web-based program is as effective as group counseling for patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Lifestyle changes are the cornerstone of preventing and treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Scientists report success in using web-based
Continue reading »Fatty liver disease pandemic needs ‘gold standard’ human-relevant research: Belgian study describes how human-based tools can contribute to drug development for liver disease
A new study by scientists from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel calls for a new gold standard in research to treat
Continue reading »We could reverse aging by removing wrinkles inside our cells, study suggests: How would we do it? By using viruses as tiny aestheticians
A new discovery about the effects of aging in our cells could allow doctors to cure or prevent diabetes, fatty
Continue reading »Researchers offer insights into liver disease caused by intravenous nutrition
Research by physician-scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus offers hope for improved quality of life for people
Continue reading »Study confirms curable state between single and widespread cancers: Molecular subtypes distinguish low from intermediate and high risk patients
In 1995, two University of Chicago-based cancer specialists suggested there was an intermediate state — somewhere between curable localized cancers
Continue reading »Transplanted livers help body defend against organ rejection
For decades, transplant experts have observed that liver transplant recipients often need less anti-rejection medication, known as immunosuppressive drugs, than
Continue reading »‘Molecular microscope’ system safer, more effective in heart and lung transplant biopsies: Research shows system requires less tissue samples and provides more precise readings
A transplant biopsy system that uses gene chips to read molecules is far safer and more effective than existing approaches
Continue reading »Hepatitis C: A novel point-of-care assay
One of the major challenges identified by the WHO in efforts to eradicate the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the
Continue reading »Telomerase-expressing liver cells regenerate the organ
Liver stem cells that express high levels of telomerase, a protein often associated with resistance to aging, act in mice
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