Genetics
Psoriasis not caused by spontaneous mutations in skin cells, finds study
Psoriasis—a chronic skin condition—is not caused or spread by spontaneous genetic mutations in the skin, new research suggests.
Oct 26, 2023
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Medical research
New cancer therapy target stops tumor cells from sharing resources
Researchers at University of California San Diego have discovered a process in which liver cells share molecules via vesicle exchange in order to multiply under conditions that would ordinarily suppress cell proliferation. ...
Oct 17, 2023
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Radiology & Imaging
Special probes improve ultrasound imaging in obese patients
Ultrasound is used to diagnose many diseases in the abdominal cavity. A new study conducted at the University of Leipzig Medical Center and supported by the Helmholtz Institute for Metabolism, Obesity and Vascular Research ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Immunology
Trial results indicate potential for organ transplantation without long-term immunosuppression
Giving living donor liver transplant recipients an infusion of immune cells derived from their donor a week before transplantation is feasible, safe—and may lead to recipients being successfully weaned off immunosuppressant ...
Oct 11, 2023
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Genetics
New study unveils the novel factor FGF18 as a pivotal driver of liver fibrosis
Liver fibrosis is associated with various liver injuries, including viral infection, inflammation, excess alcohol consumption, and metabolic dysfunction. More importantly, the number of patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated ...
Oct 10, 2023
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Gastroenterology
Smartphones could be used to monitor liver disease patients at home
A smartphone camera was able to detect changes in skin tone and eye color that require patients to seek medical help, in new research from UCL and the Royal Free Hospital.
Oct 9, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover arginine drives metabolic reprogramming to promote tumor growth in liver cancer
Cancer cells are chameleons. They completely change their metabolism to grow continuously. University of Basel scientists have discovered that high levels of the amino acid arginine drive metabolic reprogramming to promote ...
Oct 6, 2023
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Medications
New tool reveals how drugs affect men, women differently, and could lead to safer medications
UVA Health researchers have developed a powerful new tool to understand how medications affect men and women differently, and that will help lead to safer, more effective drugs in the future.
Oct 2, 2023
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Medical research
Targeting autophagy to enhance memory immune responses
Memory B cells depend on autophagy for their survival, but the protein Rubicon is thought to hinder this process. Researchers from Osaka University have discovered a shorter isoform of Rubicon called RUBCN100, which enhances ...
Oct 2, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Liver fibrosis: Giant cells step in to compensate for impaired immune function
A team of researchers has uncovered a previously unknown compensatory mechanism found in liver disease. If Kupffer cells (KCs), a specific kind of immune cells found in the liver, become impaired by tissue scarring, immune ...
Sep 28, 2023
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