‘Liver’ Articles

London, August 26 (ANI): Authorities in the U.S. probing whether an anti-obesity drug being sold over the counter may cause liver damage. (more…)

Washington, Aug 15 (ANI): Asparagus extract contains amino acids and minerals, which may ease alcohol hangover and protect liver cells against toxins, according to a study. (more…)

Washington, Aug 5 (ANI): Patients who are significantly underweight or very severely obese prior to liver transplantation are at increased risk of death following transplantation surgery, a new study has claimed. (more…)

Washington, July 23 (ANI): Researchers at Cincinnati Children’’s Hospital Medical Center have found that an overactive response by one of the immune system’’s key weapons against infection - natural killer, or NK, cells - is linked to the onset of biliary atresia in infants, a disease where blocked bile ducts can cause severe liver damage and death. (more…)

London, July 11 (ANI): Scientists may have moved a step closer to developing a potential new treatment for diabetes, by finding that human liver cells can be transformed into something like the beta cells that produce insulin in a healthy pancreas. (more…)

London, July 11 (ANI): Scientists may have moved a step closer to developing a potential new treatment for diabetes, by finding that human liver cells can be transformed into something like the beta cells that produce insulin in a healthy pancreas. (more…)

Washington, June 26 (ANI): While animal drug trials have been facing huge criticism from ethical groups, scientists have now created artificial organs like liver, skin, intestine and windpipe that may revolutionise the way new medicines are being tested. (more…)

Washington, June 13 (ANI): A new study suggests that testosterone replacement for men with low levels of the hormone greatly improves their fatty liver disease as well as their risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. (more…)

Washington, June 12 (ANI): Switching over to a low-fat diet might provide protection against liver cancer, finds a new study. (more…)

Washington, June 1 (ANI): A blood pressure drug has been found to be effective in reducing liver scarring in hepatitis C patients, according to Newcastle University researchers. (more…)