Liver Disease Related News
Have investigators discovered what triggers autoimmune liver diseases?
Discover the UK disease clustering study that suggests environmental exposure may play a key role in the development of some autoimmune liver diseases.
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Wilson Disease and the wonderful world of rare disorders
MedUni Vienna researchers have discovered a recently described genetic mutation could protect against fatty liver and possibly ensure a better outcome for Wilson disease.
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People living in cold climates are more likely to be a heavy drinker
According to a new study there is a link between average temperature, hours of sunlight and alcohol consumption, suggesting cold climates linking to those...
Sleeping Beauty mutagenesis used to classify a form of liver cancer
Researchers have used a gene screening technique called Sleeping Beauty mutagenesis identifying genes potentially responsible for fatty liver-associated liver cancer.
Osaka University, Japan, led a...
Fall in deaths from hepatitis C-related liver disease
Deaths from hepatitis C-related end-stage liver disease have decreased by 11% in the last year in England, but diagnoses of advanced liver disease and...
Reducing the burden of obesity-related liver disease in children
Professor Deirdre Kelly CBE, of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, discusses what can be done to tackle the particular threat...
The burden of chronic digestive diseases
UEG’s Professor Markus Peck considers how Europe can rise to the challenge of chronic digestive diseases, following on from the launch of the MEP...
Europe struggling to deal with burden of chronic digestive diseases
Europe is currently failing to manage the increasing burden of chronic digestive diseases, according to a report published today by leading digestive health experts.
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