Oncology & Cancer

Researchers investigate new ways to tackle bile duct cancer

Experts at the University of Birmingham are working with counterparts at the University of Bristol and in Thailand to identify new ways of detecting and treating a form of bile duct cancer that is claiming more and more lives ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Burden, costs of gastrointestinal, liver disease estimated in US

(HealthDay)—In the United States, the burden and associated costs of gastrointestinal (GI), liver, and pancreatic diseases are substantial, according to a report published in the December issue of Gastroenterology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Fatty liver disease and scarring have strong genetic component

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say that hepatic fibrosis, which involves scarring of the liver that can result in dysfunction and, in severe cases, cirrhosis and cancer, may be as ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers illuminate key role of NOX proteins in liver disease

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have demonstrated a direct connection between two signaling proteins and liver fibrosis, a scarring process underlying chronic liver disease, the 12th ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Research addresses the burden of liver disease

Chronic liver diseases are steadily growing conditions, estimated to affect one in 10 Canadians.  Most chronic liver diseases are "silent", attacking the liver for decades without symptoms until revealing themselves through ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mouth, as well as gut, could hold key to liver disease flare-ups

In a recent study, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers predicted which cirrhosis patients would suffer inflammations and require hospitalization by analyzing their saliva, revealing a new target ...

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