Oncology & Cancer
AI helps identify cancer risk factors
A novel study from the University of South Australia has identified a range of metabolic biomarkers that could help predict the risk of cancer.
Aug 31, 2023
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News tagged with liver cells
Health
Fats found in breastmilk may provide answers to why breast is best
In a paper published on Aug. 30 in Frontiers in Nutrition, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute researchers, in collaboration with researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, have found that ether lipids are ...
Aug 31, 2023
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Medical research
Potential strategy for treating liver cancer: Study discovers signaling pathway mediated by extracellular vesicles
A research team led by Professor Judy Yam Wai-ping from the Department of Pathology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has made a significant breakthrough in unveiling ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Diabetes
Unraveling the mechanism behind obesity-induced pancreatic β-cell dysfunction
Obesity not only increases the risk of metabolic syndrome-related diseases, such as diabetes, fatty liver, and atherosclerosis, but also remarkably impacts seemingly unrelated conditions, such as cancer, psychiatric disorders, ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find capsules surrounding liver metastases of colorectal cancer are a healing response by the liver
A study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet and physicians from Karolinska Hospital shows that a capsule of connective tissue around liver metastases from colorectal cancer improves patient survival and represents a ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
What is the next step in preventative therapies for treating liver cancer?
Primary liver cancers ranked as the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancers and the third leading cause of cancer-related death in 2020. Among all primary liver cancers, HCC is the most common cancer, accounting for more than ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study identifies new drug target for preventing fatty liver disease
Scientists have found a potential new drug target for untreatable fatty liver disease in humans, according to a study published today in eLife.
Aug 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Humanized' liver in mice reveals roots of chronic diseases
Yale researchers have created a functional "humanized" liver in living mice that will help scientists find human-specific mechanisms for regulating cholesterol levels and potentially for treating chronic liver diseases afflicting ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Immunology
Spatial dimension of macrophage heterogeneity in liver diseases
The hepatic immune landscape is a dynamic compartment, notably composed of highly heterogeneous and adapting myeloid cells. Liver resident macrophage distribution across the tissue and bone-marrow derived monocyte accumulation ...
Aug 8, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New research: Immune cells that fight cancer become exhausted within hours of first encountering tumors
A key function of our immune system is to detect and eliminate foreign pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. Immune cells like T cells do this by distinguishing between different types of proteins within cells, which allows ...
Aug 6, 2023
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