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23-Oct-2021 7:05 PM EDT
External-beam radiation therapy underused for people with liver cancer awaiting transplant
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

People with liver cancer awaiting transplantation could benefit from non-invasive radiation treatments but are rarely given this therapy, according to a new analysis of U.S. national data. Findings will be presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting.

Newswise: 64 Mercy Medical Center Physicians Named Among Region's
Released: 21-Oct-2021 3:30 PM EDT
64 Mercy Medical Center Physicians Named Among Region's "TOP DOCTORS" in November 2021 Issue of BALTIMORE Magazine
Mercy Medical Center

A total of 64 Mercy Medical Center physicians were recognized in Baltimore magazine’s November 2021 “Top Doctors” issue, representing 48 separate specialties

Newswise: RUDN University Researchers Clarify the Role of Macrophages in Liver Recovery After 70% Resection
Released: 14-Oct-2021 8:30 AM EDT
RUDN University Researchers Clarify the Role of Macrophages in Liver Recovery After 70% Resection
Scientific Project Lomonosov

RUDN University discovered the features of liver macrophages activation during its regeneration. In future, it can be used to develop new treatment methods for liver cirrhosis.

Newswise: Keck Medicine of USC treatment plan significantly reduces hospitalizations and deaths of liver and kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19
Released: 14-Oct-2021 7:25 AM EDT
Keck Medicine of USC treatment plan significantly reduces hospitalizations and deaths of liver and kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19
Keck Medicine of USC

Keck Medicine of USC treatment plan significantly reduces hospitalizations and deaths of liver and kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19

Released: 13-Oct-2021 2:50 PM EDT
NJ Residents Develop Severe Liver Injuries After Foraging for Wild Mushrooms
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Eating mushrooms growing in the wild—lawns, gardens, fields, woods, along roadways and trails— has caused some NJ residents to experience harmful health effects. Since issuing an advisory in August 2021 warning about a dangerous mushroom season, the NJ Poison Control Center has assisted 29 people and four pets with exposures to wild mushrooms. Of those exposed, at least two residents were hospitalized with life-threatening liver toxicity.

Released: 12-Oct-2021 8:35 AM EDT
New stem cell identified by Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers offers hope to people with rare liver disease
Sanford Burnham Prebys

Researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys have discovered a new source of stem cells just outside the liver that could help treat people living with Alagille syndrome, a rare, incurable genetic disorder in which the bile ducts of the liver are absent, leading to severe liver damage and death. The findings, published recently in the journal Hepatology, have extensive biomedical implications for Alagille syndrome and for liver disease in general, including cancer.

Newswise: October Special Issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology Highlights the Changing GI Landscape and a New ACG Clinical Guideline
Released: 8-Oct-2021 9:00 AM EDT
October Special Issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology Highlights the Changing GI Landscape and a New ACG Clinical Guideline
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

This special issue of AJG focuses on emerging concepts in gastroenterology and hepatology and includes updated ACG Clinical Guidelines on the Management of Benign Anorectal Disorders.

Released: 7-Oct-2021 12:05 PM EDT
A Cousin of Viagra Reduces Obesity by Stimulating Cells to Burn Fat, Study Shows
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found that a drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease reduces obesity and fatty liver in mice and improves their heart function — without changes in food intake or daily activity.

Released: 5-Oct-2021 2:50 PM EDT
Vaginal birth may be safer for pregnant women with kidney and liver transplants
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Cesarean birth rates are on the rise, and this is especially true for high-risk pregnant women who have undergone organ transplantation. While cesarean births account for 31% of all deliveries in the United States, the rate of cesarean births for pregnant people with kidney transplants is 62.6% and 44.6% for liver transplants.

Newswise: Peter Adams and Gerald Shadel awarded $13 million from NIH to study aging and liver cancer
Released: 23-Sep-2021 12:40 PM EDT
Peter Adams and Gerald Shadel awarded $13 million from NIH to study aging and liver cancer
Sanford Burnham Prebys

Sanford Burnham Prebys professor Peter D. Adams, Ph.D., and Salk Institute professor Gerald Shadel, Ph.D., have been awarded a grant from the NIH’s National Institute on Aging for $13 million, funding a five-year project to explore the connection between aging and liver cancer.

20-Sep-2021 11:05 AM EDT
Intermittent fasting can help manage metabolic disease
Endocrine Society

Eating your daily calories within a consistent window of 8-10 hours is a powerful strategy to prevent and manage chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, according to a new manuscript published in the Endocrine Society’s journal, Endocrine Reviews.

Released: 21-Sep-2021 12:10 PM EDT
Living Donor Liver Transplants: Better Outcomes for Children
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

In a worldwide pediatric study, researchers from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles show the clear benefit of using living donor liver tissue for transplants.

Newswise: Study reveals rates of the most common form of liver cancer are rising in rural areas while slowing in urban areas
Released: 15-Sep-2021 7:05 AM EDT
Study reveals rates of the most common form of liver cancer are rising in rural areas while slowing in urban areas
Keck Medicine of USC

Study reveals rates of the most common form of liver cancer are rising in rural areas while slowing in urban areas

Released: 19-Aug-2021 3:00 PM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Breakthrough Cases and COVID Boosters: Live Expert Panel for August 18, 2021
Newswise

Expert Q&A: Do breakthrough cases mean we will soon need COVID boosters? The extremely contagious Delta variant continues to spread, prompting mask mandates, proof of vaccination, and other measures. Media invited to ask the experts about these and related topics.

Released: 19-Aug-2021 9:00 AM EDT
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation Announces Funding of over $2.8 Million in Research and Career Development Awards, Abstract Awards, and Emerging Liver Scholars Program
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)

The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Foundation, the largest private supporter of liver disease research and training in the United States, today announced its combined investment of over $2.8 million in Research and Career Development Awards, Abstract Awards, and its Emerging Liver Scholars (ELS) Program.

Released: 18-Aug-2021 12:45 PM EDT
NIH Chooses University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for Multicenter Liver Cirrhosis Network
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

In a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine was selected for a nationwide Liver Cirrhosis Network. Researchers in the network’s 10 academic medical centers will share patient data and launch clinical trials of a class of medications that could prevent progression of the disease, which causes irreversible scarring of the liver, and complications such as liver cancer.

Released: 17-Aug-2021 12:00 PM EDT
Benefits of time-restricted eating depend on age and sex
Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Time-restricted eating (TRE), a dietary regimen that restricts eating to specific hours, has garnered increased attention in weight-loss circles.

Released: 10-Aug-2021 7:05 AM EDT
Study reveals Black recipients of liver transplants have lower post-transplant survival rates than white or Hispanic patients
Keck Medicine of USC

A new study from Keck Medicine of USC reveals that Black recipients of liver transplants have lower post-transplant survival rates than white or Hispanic patients

Released: 5-Aug-2021 9:25 AM EDT
August Issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology Includes Diet-Associated NAFLD Risk and Increased Risk of Mortality from COVID-19 Among PPI Users
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

The August issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology includes clinical discussions of diet-associated NAFLD risk and increased risk of mortality from COVID-19 among PPI users. In addition, this issue features clinical research and reviews on IBS, gender barriers for CRC screening, hepatitis C, eosinophilic esophagitis, and more.

Released: 30-Jul-2021 1:35 PM EDT
Radio-wave Therapy Is Safe for Liver Cancer Patients and Shows Improvement in Overall Survival
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine have shown that a targeted therapy using non-thermal radio waves is safe to use in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer. The therapy also showed a benefit in overall survival. The study findings appear online in 4Open, a journal published by EDP Sciences.



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