Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a disease in which inflammation causes scars in the bile duct, leading to liver failure, infections, and tumors. Up to 80% of PSC patients have inflammatory bowel disease. Major aspects ...
Mar 17, 2022
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Researchers created stable cell lines capable of producing different genotypes of the hepatitis B virus (HBV), advancing understanding of each type's distinct virological features, treatment responses, and infectivity that ...
Feb 14, 2022
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An experimental immunotherapy can temporarily reprogram patients' immune cells to attack a specific target via only a single injection of messenger RNA (mRNA), similar to the mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new ...
Jan 6, 2022
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the accumulation of fat in the liver unrelated to alcohol abuse or other liver diseases. It is often associated with obesity and diabetes and is considered a manifestation of metabolic ...
Nov 10, 2021
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Postmenopausal women have increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease due to loss of estrogen from metabolic changes. A high-fat diet further exacerbates the disease, which can progress to cirrhosis and liver failure. ...
Oct 28, 2021
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In a new paper published in Nature, scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, describe the structure of a key protein on the surface of the ...
Sep 21, 2021
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A nationwide US study has shown that the rate of opioid-related cardiac arrests has steeply risen and is now on par with the rate of cardiac arrest from other causes. The research is presented at ESC Congress 2021.
Aug 23, 2021
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Mount Sinai researchers have found evidence for the first time that World Trade Center responders had a higher likelihood of developing liver disease if they arrived at the site right after the attacks as opposed to working ...
Jul 30, 2021
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Adults with ADHD are at higher risk of a wide range of physical conditions, including nervous system, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and metabolic diseases, according to a large register-based study from Karolinska Institutet ...
Jul 7, 2021
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A survey of people hospitalised for COVID-19 found those with chronic liver disease and a history of alcohol abuse were 80 percent more likely to die from the virus and less likely to receive life-saving intubation.
Jun 22, 2021
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