Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research questions liver disease prevalence in IBD
Do inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients have a higher prevalence of clinically significant liver disease?
Apr 7, 2014
0
0
Page 3 - News tagged with primary sclerosing cholangitis
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coffee and cigarettes may protect against liver disease, study says
Coffee and cigarette smoking may protect against the rare liver disease Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), study shows.
Dec 16, 2013
0
1
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Consuming coffee linked to lower risk of detrimental liver disease, study finds
Regular consumption of coffee is associated with a reduced risk of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), an autoimmune liver disease, Mayo Clinic research shows. The findings were being presented at the Digestive Disease ...
May 19, 2013
0
0
Genetics
With two new methods, scientists hope to improve genome-wide association studies
As scientists probe and parse the genetic bases of what makes a human a human (or one human different from another), and vigorously push for greater use of whole genome sequencing, they find themselves increasingly threatened ...
Apr 26, 2013
0
0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Exploring the pathogenesis of autoimmune liver diseases from the heterogeneity of target cells
Autoimmune liver diseases (ALDs), including autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), are complex conditions involving the liver's immune-mediated damage. These ...
Jul 15, 2024
0
0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: How to manage symptoms of liver disease
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband is 45 and has lived with irritable bowel syndrome for many years. He was recently diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis. Are these two conditions related? We were told a liver transplant ...
Jul 14, 2022
0
7
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NGM282—an engineered analogue of FGF19—shows promise in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis
The fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) engineered analogue, NGM282, inhibits bile acid synthesis, decreases markers of hepatic inflammation, and significantly improves markers of fibrosis in patients with primary sclerosing ...
Apr 13, 2018
0
2
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Statins associated with reduced morbidity and mortality in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis
A large register-based study conducted in Sweden has found that statins are associated with a markedly reduced risk of all-cause mortality, liver transplantation, liver cancer, and variceal bleeding in patients with primary ...
Apr 12, 2018
0
7
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Investigational treatment provides hope for some chronic liver disease sufferers
A new study presented today provides hope for a new treatment in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis, a rare condition characterised by inflammation and scarring in the bile ducts of the liver and for which there ...
Apr 16, 2016
0
74
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Liver disease may necessitate transplant
Your liver processes all the nutrients the body requires. It produces bile, which helps the body absorb food and also eliminates potentially toxic substances. Damage to the liver can impair these and many other processes.
Aug 3, 2015
0
8
