A new study finds that a blood test may be a more reliable indicator of liver disease than asking how much a person drinks.
Dec 12, 2024
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Two commonly used solvents that have been linked to cancer were banned Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Dec 9, 2024
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A new nasal spray form of the medication bumetanide may reduce the tissue swelling caused by heart failure as effectively as the standard oral and intravenous formulations of the medication, according to late-breaking science ...
Nov 18, 2024
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The aging and failure of cells that occurs when the liver is damaged can spread to other organs, suggests a new study in mice and humans from researchers at UCL, the University of Edinburgh and the CRUK Scotland Institute.
Nov 13, 2024
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Obesity, alcohol use and other factors are driving up rates of fatty liver disease among American adults, new research warns.
Nov 13, 2024
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Around 2 to 3 million people live with hepatitis C in the U.S. and 40% of those people (roughly 800,000) were not even aware that they had the infection. Hepatitis C is common and completely treatable.
Nov 13, 2024
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Scientists at deCODE genetics have published a study in Nature Communications that sheds light on how body mass index (BMI) influences the risk of various diseases that are comorbid with obesity. The study, which used genetic ...
Nov 12, 2024
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New research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine indicates that accidental opioid overdose patients in central Missouri have high rates of hepatitis C infections, despite only 40% of patients having a history ...
Nov 7, 2024
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Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)—previously known as "non-alcoholic fatty liver disease"—affects about 25% of the global population. Its severe form, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis ...
Oct 9, 2024
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What influences the extent of scar tissue, or fibrosis, that develops in the liver when people suffer from liver disease? While a small amount of fibrosis is a normal part of the healing process, excessive fibrosis can occur, ...
Oct 4, 2024
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