News tagged with left liver
Experts examine challenges of split liver transplantation
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Can split liver transplantation reliably yield grafts for two adults? Experts consider this question alongside new findings about the procedure in the July issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal by John Wiley & Sons. ...
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Stem cells with potential to regenerate injured liver tissue identified
Nov 12, 2008 |
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A novel protein marker has been found that identifies rare adult liver stem cells, whose ability to regenerate injured liver tissue has the potential for cell-replacement therapy. For the first time, researchers ...
Largest-ever database for liver proteins may lead to treatments for hepatitis
Nov 11, 2009 |
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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.
Medication effective for acute liver failure in early stages of disease
Oct 08, 2009 |
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The antidote for acute liver failure caused by acetaminophen poisoning also can treat acute liver failure due to most other causes if given before severe injury occurs, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers ...
Low-carbohydrate diet burns more excess liver fat than low-calorie diet
Jan 20, 2009 |
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People on low-carbohydrate diets are more dependent on the oxidation of fat in the liver for energy than those on a low-calorie diet, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a small clinical ...
'Tamed' virus wipes out cancer cells safely
May 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Oxford University have tamed a virus so that it attacks and destroys cancer cells but does not harm healthy cells. The research funded by Cancer Research UK is published in the ...
First human gets new antibody aimed at hepatitis C virus
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Building upon a series of successful preclinical studies, researchers at MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) today announced the beginning of a Phase 1 clinical trial, testing the safety ...
Researchers find a new role for a 'Foxy Old Gene'
Aug 01, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that a protein called FOXA2 controls genes that maintain the proper level of bile in the liver. FOXA2 may become the focus for ...
Liver cells grown from patients' skin cells
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Scientists at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have successfully produced liver cells from patients' skin cells opening the possibility of treating a wide range of diseases that affect liver function. ...
Focusing HIV treatment helps control concurrent hepatitis B infection
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Prolonged use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) to treat people infected with both HIV and hepatitis B (HBV) helps to better control the hepatitis B infection and could delay or prevent liver complications, ...
Liver damage in hepatitis C patients could be treated with warfarin, says study
Jul 31, 2008 |
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The drug warfarin may help prevent liver failure in thousands of people with Hepatitis C, according to new research.
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