Common antibiotic could treat inflammatory bowel disease, new study finds
An antibiotic used to treat infective diarrhea could be an effective drug for a type of inflammatory bowel disease, a new study has found.
Feb 10, 2025
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Digestive System Diseases: News and Research on Bile Duct Diseases
MeSH tree: C06.130.120
Battery-free, wireless stent sensor can warn of blockages in the bile duct
Stents to treat various blockages in the human body can themselves become blocked, but a new sensor developed at the University of Michigan for stents that are used in the bile duct may one day help doctors detect and treat ...
Oct 31, 2024
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Modified liver disease treatment reduces itch side effect in rat experiment
Peking University-led researchers have modified an existing treatment for liver disease that does not cause itchiness, a common side effect of existing treatments.
Understanding liver fibrosis: Insights from Alagille syndrome
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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Researcher says more validation needed for increase in gallbladder surgeries
Although surgery is a common treatment for patients diagnosed with biliary dyskinesia, or functional gallbladder disorder, a West Virginia University medical researcher is questioning why the practice has become so widespread ...
Aug 20, 2024
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Doctors successfully use AI models to diagnose the presence of gallstones
Expensive MRI exams are commonly used to evaluate patients with suspected gallstones, often delaying definitive intervention and increasing the risk of disease severity, further complications and longer hospital stays.
Jul 25, 2024
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High-throughput variant reclassification aids Alagille syndrome diagnosis
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine) developed data designed to improve the diagnosis for Alagille syndrome, a complex ...
Jul 22, 2024
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Exploring the pathogenesis of autoimmune liver diseases from the heterogeneity of target cells
Autoimmune liver diseases (ALDs), including autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), are complex conditions involving the liver's immune-mediated damage. These ...
Jul 15, 2024
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Progress in the management of patients with cholestatic liver disease: Where are we and where are we going?
Cholestatic liver diseases (CLDs) are a group of disorders characterized by the impairment of bile formation, secretion, or excretion. This impairment leads to bile acid accumulation in the liver, causing liver biochemical ...
Jul 12, 2024
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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 ...
Jun 22, 2024
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