Decompensated cirrhosis is a chronic disease linked to numerous complications in its final stage. Professor Jonel Trebicka from Goethe University was involved in carrying out a pilot study demonstrating that the long-term ...
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(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers in the University of Arizona's College of Pharmacy has discovered a molecular pathway that could be key to creating new therapeutics that would slow or even reverse the progression ...
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A Virginia Commonwealth University researcher has published preliminary but striking evidence that shows the transplantation of gut bacteria may have implications for addiction disorders.
Sep 2, 2020
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the leading cause of chronic liver disease worldwide, affecting an estimated one-quarter of the global population. It is a progressive condition that, in worst cases, can lead to ...
Jun 30, 2020
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A team of scientists led by Dr. Michel Desjardins from the University of Montreal and Dr. Heidi McBride from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI) at McGill University have discovered that two genes associated ...
Jun 27, 2016
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A new international study has found high mortality rates from COVID-19 among people with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis.
May 22, 2020
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Opioids are frequently prescribed to patients with cirrhosis, often without a pain diagnosis, according to a research letter published online Dec. 8 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Dec 29, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Statin use is associated with decreased risk of cirrhosis decompensation and death in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related compensated cirrhosis, according to research published in the February issue ...
Feb 10, 2016
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Results from the ANSWER study presented today showed that long-term administration of human albumin improves the survival rate of patients with decompensated cirrhosis (the symptomatic stage of chronic liver disease). The ...
Apr 22, 2017
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(Medical Xpress)—A large team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in several European countries has found new genetic variants that put heavy drinkers at higher risk of developing cirrhosis of the liver. ...
