Immunology
New immunotherapy 'highly effective' against hepatitis B
Scientists at UCL have identified a new immunotherapy to combat the hepatitis B virus (HBV), the most common cause of liver cancer in the world.
May 14, 2021
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News tagged with liver
Addiction
COVID-19 pandemic sees increased consults for alcohol-related GI and liver diseases
Inpatient consults for alcohol-related gastrointestinal (GI) and liver diseases have surged since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and remained elevated, according to research selected for presentation at Digestive ...
May 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Heart disease and obesity driven by liver function – new study
How susceptible we are to obesity and heart disease could be determined by our livers, a new study has revealed.
May 11, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Combining BMI with body shape better predictor of cancer risk
New research being presented at The European Congress on Obesity (ECO) held online this year, suggests that a measure of body shape should be used alongside body mass index (BMI) to help determine the risk of obesity-related ...
May 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study raises hope for effective malaria vaccine
At the University Hospital of Tübingen, a clinical trial led by Prof. Dr. Peter Kremsner, Director of the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Travel Medicine and Human Parasitology and Dr. Rolf Fendel, Research Group Leader ...
May 05, 2021
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Medications
Which medications are most toxic to the liver?
A new study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology provides insights on how common hospitalized patients develop liver injury from taking different medications.
May 05, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists find a new anti-hepatic fibrosis drug target
Scientists from Russia and Italy studied a new axis of the pathway that prevents the development of liver fibrosis. The role of GILZ protein in curbing the disease progression was shown in a study using mice models and confirmed ...
May 04, 2021
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Medical research
A protein that guards against prostate cancer, fatty liver disease, diabetes
FIU Biomolecular Sciences Institute researchers investigating a protein they hoped would be a tumor suppressor instead discovered it was responsible for protecting people from so much more.
May 03, 2021
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Medical research
A glimmer of hope: New weapon in the fight against liver diseases
Researchers from Niigata University , the University of Tokyo, Osaka University and Tokyo Medical University, Japan, have developed a new approach that could revolutionize the treatment, prevention, and possibly reversal ...
May 03, 2021
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Immunology
New wearable sensor tracks children's suffering with eczema, and adults with itch symptoms
Itch torments its sufferers and can be as debilitating as chronic pain.
Apr 30, 2021
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Liver
The liver is a vital organ present in vertebrates and some other animals; it has a wide range of functions, a few of which are detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion. The liver is necessary for survival; there is currently no way to compensate for the absence of liver function.
This organ plays a major role in metabolism and has a number of functions in the body, including glycogen storage, decomposition of red blood cells, plasma protein synthesis, hormone production, and detoxification. It lies below the diaphragm in the thoracic region of the abdomen. It produces bile, an alkaline compound which aids in digestion, via the emulsification of lipids. It also performs and regulates a wide variety of high-volume biochemical reactions requiring highly specialized tissues, including the synthesis and breakdown of small and complex molecules, many of which are necessary for normal vital functions.
Medical terms related to the liver often start in hepato- or hepatic from the Greek word for liver, hēpar (ήπαρ).
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