Health
Across Asia, liver cancer is linked to herbal remedies: study
Researchers have uncovered widespread evidence of a link between traditional Chinese herbal remedies and liver cancer across Asia, a study said Wednesday.
Oct 18, 2017
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Liver Cancer
HIV & AIDS
Vitamin E effective, safe for fatty liver in HIV patients
A type of fatty liver disease that commonly affects patients with HIV can be safely treated with vitamin E, a McGill-led study has found.
Feb 14, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Liver cancer caused by alcohol consumption may have worse prognosis than other forms
A new study indicates that patients with alcohol-related liver cancer often do not live as long as patients with liver cancer that is not associated with alcohol consumption, mainly due to diagnoses at later stages. Published ...
Mar 28, 2018
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Medical research
Fat production and burning are synchronized in livers of mice with obesity
Mice fed a fattening diet develop new liver circadian rhythms that impact the way fat is accumulated and simultaneously burned, according to a new study published in Cell by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine ...
Jul 26, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
A turncoat protein allows viruses to ride roughshod in the liver, paving the way to cancer
Chronic viral infections in the liver can lead to organ dysfunction and ultimately to liver tumors in a progression invariably characterized by viruses that proliferate free of immune system restraints.
Inflammatory disorders
New liver cancer target is a protein that accelerates inflammation
Hepatitis, alcohol consumption, even obesity can produce chronic inflammation in the liver and set the stage for cancer.
Dec 30, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Research links intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy with liver cancer and other diseases later in life
In a new study of more than 125,000 pregnant women in Sweden, researchers found that the risk of hepatobiliary cancer and immune-mediated and cardiovascular diseases later in life is higher in women with intrahepatic cholestasis ...
Jul 8, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
High-fat diets can cause normal liver tissue to behave like tumor tissue
Normal, non-cancerous liver tissue can act like tumor tissue when exposed to a diet high in fat, linking diet and obesity to the development of liver cancer. The Laboratory of Cellular Metabolism and Metabolic Regulation ...
Mar 10, 2021
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Genetics
Pinpointing a tell-tale mark of liver cancer
Persistent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can lead to chronic hepatitis C and then progress to fatal liver diseases including liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths. Worldwide, ...
Jul 8, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
How chronic inflammation tips the balance of immune cells to promote liver cancer
Chronic inflammation is known to drive many cancers, especially liver cancer. Researchers have long thought that's because inflammation directly affects cancer cells, stimulating their division and protecting them from cell ...
Nov 8, 2017
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