HMB supplement trial explores new treatment for chronic liver disease
A dietary supplement used to build muscle – or prevent muscle loss as a result of aging or illness – ...
Tag: Liver Transplant
Teacher donates liver to save former student's life
When 5-year-old Ezra Toczek from Alden, New York, faced complications of progressive liver disease, his former daycare teacher, Carissa Fisher, ...
Evaluating systemic thrombolysis for acute portal vein thrombosis in cirrhotic patients
The prevalence of Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) varies significantly at different stages of liver disease: 10% in compensated patients, 17% ...
Study shows link between liver transplant survivor's recovery and sociodemographic factors
The resilience and coping abilities of patients who've had liver transplants vary and change over time and are often linked ...
Researchers discover the first effective drug to treat rare, genetic liver disease
Researchers at Saint Louis University's School of Medicine, in collaboration with Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals and Takeda Pharmaceuticals, report the first effective ...
Study outlines risk factors for autoimmune hepatitis after liver transplant
A multicenter research carried out by a big worldwide consortium that features UT Southwestern has outlined a set of risk ...
