Genetics

Progress in biomarkers related to biliary atresia

Biliary atresia (BA) is a severe neonatal liver disease characterized by inflammatory and fibrotic obliteration of intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts. This condition often leads to neonatal jaundice, cirrhosis, and ...

Genetics

Mapping the heart to prevent damage caused by a heart attack

Scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Australia have produced a first of its kind integrated map of heart cells which unlocks the process of cardiac fibrosis—a major cause of heart failure.

Medical research

New insights on polymicrobial infections in chronic lung diseases

Chronic lung diseases are often accelerated and exacerbated by polymicrobial infections. An international study team led by MedUni Vienna has identified two types of these so-called dysbioses in cystic fibrosis. They display ...

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