Tag: Liver Disease

Liver diseases, both acute and chronic, continue to pose significant clinical challenges due to high morbidity and mortality rates. Acute ...

Background and aims Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a genetic disorder characterized by the misfolding and accumulation of the mutant ...

A new discovery about how the liver flushes cholesterol from the body could lead to more effective treatments for cardiovascular ...

New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy sheds light on the processes that lead to liver fibrosis ...

A new type of blood test using lipids could make it easier to identify children at risk of complications around ...

In this interview, we explore global and local efforts to combat viral hepatitis with Lindsey Hiebert, Deputy Director of the ...

Researchers at UCLA Health uncovered new information about the role inflammation plays in mitigating liver fibrosis, which is associated with ...

Obesity is a complicated condition, caused by a combination of genetics, the food environment, behavior, and other factors.  For millennia, ...

The prevalence of Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) varies significantly at different stages of liver disease: 10% in compensated patients, 17% ...

The microorganisms in the intestines of many overweight people produce alcohol to an increased extent, as Max Nieuwdorp, professor of ...