Medical research
Researchers find potential cure for deadly iron-overload disease
Motivated by the loss of a patient, a doctor leads a research effort to uncover the molecular mechanisms of hemochromatosis in the heart.
Sep 14, 2020
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Liver Transplant
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alabama cases of acute hepatitis in kids show link to viruses: CDC
The origins of a continuing outbreak of acute, potentially lethal hepatitis striking children in countries around the world has experts mystified. But a cluster of recent cases in Alabama all show ties to common viruses, ...
Apr 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
OR models of hepatitis B prove decisive in treating millions in US, China
With hepatitis B infecting as many as 10% of people of Asian descent, operations researchers collaborated with a liver transplant surgeon to develop mathematical models that verified the cost effectiveness of hepatitis B ...
Jul 26, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Consumer Health: Are you at risk for hepatitis?
Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. The five main strains of the hepatitis virus are referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. While they all cause liver disease, they differ in geographic prevalence, modes of transmission, ...
Jul 29, 2023
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Medical research
Math can save Tylenol overdose patients
University of Utah mathematicians developed a set of calculus equations to make it easier for doctors to save Tylenol overdose patients by quickly estimating how much painkiller they took, when they consumed it and whether ...
Feb 27, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Protein that drives liver damage could be a target for treatment
A severe form of fatty liver disease called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the leading cause of liver transplantation, but there are few treatment options and currently no medications. In a new study, Yale researchers ...
Sep 27, 2023
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Surgery
Deep Learning model to maximize lifespan after liver transplant
Researchers from University Health Network have developed and validated an innovative deep learning model to predict a patient's long-term outcome after receiving a liver transplant.
Apr 13, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Pancreatic cancer declining, but among most deadly
(AP) -- There are almost as many deaths from it each year as there are new cases. The deaths this week of Apple founder Steve Jobs and Nobelist Ralph Steinman bring unusual attention to this less-well-known type of cancer ...
Oct 6, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Anticancer drug offers potential alternative to transplant for patients with liver failure
Patients suffering sudden liver failure could in the future benefit from a new treatment that could reduce the need for transplants, research published today shows.
Aug 15, 2018
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Other
Mayo Clinic makes kidney and pancreas transplant available to HIV-infected patients
Mayo Clinic in Florida is now offering kidney and pancreas transplants to HIV positive patients with advanced kidney disease and diabetes. Evidence is now solid that HIV-positive patients have the same favorable outcome in ...
Dec 6, 2011
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