MeSH tree: C06.552.308.500
Acetaminophen is the most frequently taken fever and pain medication worldwide, but overdosing can be toxic to liver cells. In the United States, about 1,600 cases of acute liver failure and 500 deaths occur each year due ...
May 8, 2025
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Scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) have developed a lactation pad equipped with sensing technology that allows parents of newborns to monitor breast milk in real time.
May 7, 2025
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U.S. researchers will soon test whether livers from a gene-edited pig could treat people with sudden liver failure—by temporarily filtering their blood so their own organ can rest and maybe heal.
Apr 15, 2025
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A Chinese woman is the third person in the world living with a gene-edited pig kidney, and nearly three weeks after surgery, doctors say she's doing well.
Mar 30, 2025
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Chinese doctors said Wednesday that they had transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time, raising hopes of a life-saving donor option for patients in the future.
Mar 26, 2025
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It's a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule that most Americans know little about, yet gives corporations the license to add potentially harmful ingredients to foods without regulatory oversight or public notice.
Dec 9, 2024
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Researchers have unveiled an advancement in liver failure care: the CATCH-LIFE-MELD score (Chinese Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Consortium (CATCH-LIFE)-MELD score). This innovative tool, developed by an international team ...
Nov 26, 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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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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Serum zinc is often deficient in patients with liver cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy (HE), according to a study published online in the September issue of the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.
Nov 6, 2024
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