Liver diseases are commonly diagnosed using serum enzyme assays, particularly for aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), and 5'-nucleotidase ...
Jul 2, 2024
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Centenarians, once considered rare, have become commonplace. Indeed, they are the fastest-growing demographic group of the world's population, with numbers roughly doubling every ten years since the 1970s.
Oct 9, 2023
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In a study published in the journal of Genes & Diseases, a team of researchers from Chonnam National University and the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology unveiled important insights into liver injury ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Monthly prophylactic injections of fitusiran are effective in reducing bleeds in patients with hemophilia A or B, according to randomized controlled trials publishing simultaneously in The Lancet and The Lancet Haematology ...
Mar 29, 2023
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A novel type of therapy, known as ANGPTL3 inhibitor therapy, was effective in lowering triglycerides in certain types of patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG) who had a prior episode(s) of acute pancreatitis. sHTG ...
Mar 9, 2023
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In children in the US and UK, a sudden increase in the number of cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown causes (SAHUC) and pediatric acute liver failure was reported between October 2021 and May 2022. As of June 22, 2022, ...
Jul 19, 2022
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In a consensus statement published online June 15 in JAMA Dermatology, data is provided for optimizing laboratory monitoring of acne patients treated with isotretinoin.
Jun 29, 2022
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Patients with chronic liver disease may suffer hepatic complications as a result of severe COVID-19. A study conducted by a research team led by Lukas Hartl, Thomas Reiberger and Michael Trauner from the Division of Gastroenterology ...
Jun 15, 2022
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(HealthDay)—A model using routine clinical information can predict pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) following diagnosis of impaired fasting glucose (IFG), according to a study published in the January issue of the ...
Feb 14, 2022
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(HealthDay)—From 2009 to 2018, there was an increase in the incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among children, although many still remain undiagnosed, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in ...
Nov 19, 2020
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