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Metobolomics uncovers key indicators of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A recent metobolomics study by researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond found that impaired peroxisomal oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) is associated with the progression ...





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Fatty acids clue for Alzheimer's

Fatty acids clue for Alzheimer's

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The amount of fatty acids in the brain varies between healthy people and those with Alzheimer's according to new research from the University of Bristol, UK, supported by the Alzheimer's Research ...


Radiology procedure may help increase long-term survival in patients with severe liver cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In patients with unresectable (unable to be removed by surgery) liver cancer, an interventional radiology procedure called triple-drug transcatheter arterial chemoemobolization (TACE) followed by a liver transplant may significantly ...


Largest-ever database for liver proteins may lead to treatments for hepatitis

Largest-ever database for liver proteins may lead to treatments for hepatitis

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists at a group of 11 research centers in China are reporting for the first time assembly of the largest-ever collection of data about the proteins produced by genes in a single human organ.


Fat collections linked to decreased heart function

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that fat collection in different body locations, such as around the heart and the aorta and within the liver, are associated with certain decreased heart ...


Antifibrotic effects of green tea

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Several studies have shown that lipid peroxidation stimulates collagen production in fibroblasts and hepatic stellate cells (HSC), and plays an important role in the development of liver fibrosis. Hepatoprotective effects ...


Unexplained liver hemorrhage after metastasis radiofrequency ablation

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Colorectal carcinoma is one of the most common cancers in the world. Approximately one in four of these patients have metastases at diagnosis, liver being the most common site involved. Although historically it was considered ...


New data emerges on liver transplant survival rates

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created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Miami School of Medicine compared the outcomes of cirrhotic patients who underwent liver transplants for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) versus alcoholic liver disease (ETOH) and found ...


Extending treatment after liver transplant may benefit patients with hepatitis C recurrence

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Extending hepatitis C treatment for liver transplant patients beyond current practice results in high rates of clearance of the hepatitis C virus from the blood, as well as a low rate of relapse, according to a Henry Ford ...


Toward explaining why hepatitis B hits men harder than women

Toward explaining why hepatitis B hits men harder than women

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists in China are reporting discovery of unusual liver proteins, found only in males, that may help explain the long-standing mystery of why the hepatitis B virus (HBV) sexually discriminates -- hitting ...


Alarming trend -- antiviral therapy to treat hepatitis C is declining in the US

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from the University of Michigan determined that only 663,000 of the approximately 3.9 million Americans with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection received antiviral therapy between 2002 and 2007. Treatment rates ...



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