The age, sex, and other demographic information about a patient can be used to predict whether they will need to be readmitted following a liver transplant, according to new research spearheaded by recent Penn State graduate ...
Dec 16, 2022
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with the metabolic syndrome and is rapidly becoming one of the major causes of hepatic cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), although some cases of HCC have ...
Dec 6, 2022
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Long-term use of high-dose green tea extract may provide some protection against cancer, cardiovascular disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes, but it also may create liver damage in a small minority of the population.
Dec 1, 2022
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An abnormal buildup of fat in the liver not caused by alcohol may greatly increase the risk of heart failure, according to new research.
Nov 16, 2022
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Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare, genetic disorder characterized by severe, recurring, and unpredictable swelling attacks in various organs and tissues of the body, which can be painful, debilitating, and life-threatening. ...
Nov 10, 2022
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New University of the Sunshine Coast-led research has for the first time estimated the health care costs of Queenslanders who survived cancers in the 20 years to 2016.
Nov 7, 2022
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A novel metric that estimates our "burden," or cumulative exposure, to a family of thousands of synthetic chemicals that we encounter in everyday life with potentially adverse health impacts, has been created by a team of ...
Nov 2, 2022
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For anyone who thinks alcoholism isn't a deadly disease, a new government report shows alcohol abuse caused nearly 13% of deaths in American adults under 65 between 2015 and 2019.
Nov 1, 2022
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More than 41,000 new cases of primary liver cancer and intrahepatic bile duct cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. this year, and more than 30,000 people will die of these diseases, according to the American Cancer Society.
Oct 31, 2022
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It was the information she couldn't find that led Amy Kirkham, an assistant professor in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education (KPE), to her latest discovery.
Oct 28, 2022
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