Literature for Liver
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Even damaged livers can handle life-saving medication
Science Daily. - February 28, 2020Doctors used to make patients with drug-induced liver injury stop taking all their medications until the liver healed, but this could be dangerous. Now, researchers report in two recent papers that people with diabetes, hypertension and depression might be able to continue taking life…
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Sugar-poor diets wreak havoc on bumblebee queens' health
Science Daily. - February 27, 2020A new study shows that without adequate sugar, a bumblebee queen's fat body, which functions like a human liver, does not correctly produce enzymes required for healthy metabolism and detoxification from pesticides.
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Heart failure risk with liver disease may be explained by obesity
Reuters. - February 27, 2020(Reuters Health) - The excess weight that causes fatty liver disease also raises a person's risk for heart failure, a recent study suggests.
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Possible new treatment strategy for fatty liver disease
Science Daily. - February 26, 2020Researchers have identified a molecular pathway that when silenced could restore the normal function of immune cells in people with fatty liver disease. The findings could lead to new strategies for treating the condition, which is a major health risk for people with obesity.
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Lack of measles shot sets stage for lethal complications
Reuters. - February 25, 2020(Reuters Health) - Measles can infect the appendix, the liver and the membranes protecting the brain in people who are not fully immunized against the virus, a new report confirms.
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Too much of a good thing may lead to too much of a liver as well
Science Daily. - February 24, 2020Researchers suggest that prolonged exposure to a pair of antioxidant proteins may contribute to enlargement of the liver and fatty liver diseases.
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Green tea extract combined with exercise reduces fatty liver disease in mice
Science Daily. - February 14, 2020The combination of green tea extract and exercise reduced the severity of obesity-related fatty liver disease by 75% in mice fed a high-fat diet, according to researchers, whose recent study may point to a potential health strategy for people.
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Natural compound in vegetables helps fight fatty liver disease
Science Daily. - February 07, 2020A new study shows how a natural compound found in cruciferous vegetables can also be used to fight fatty liver disease.
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Two enzymes control liver damage in NASH
Science Daily. - February 06, 2020After identifying a molecular pathway that allows nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) to progress into liver cell death, researchers were able to use these pathways to halt further liver damage.
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Liver fibrosis 'off switch' discovered in mice
Science Daily. - January 23, 2020Researchers identified several genetic switches, or transcription factors, that determine whether or not liver cells produce collagen -- providing a new therapeutic target for liver fibrosis.
