Assessment of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis is crucial for the management of patients with chronic hepatitis B. The presence of at least moderate liver fibrosis is an important indication for antiviral ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) significantly increases the risk of liver cirrhosis and ...

Not all scars are created equal. That's the conclusion of a new study by Weizmann Institute of Science researchers: They found that two distinct types of scars, referred to as "hot" and "cold," can ...

Microplastics have become a global threat that has the potential to disrupt human health on a massive scale. Scientists make ...

Human uptake of microplastic particles (MPs) is causing increasing health concerns, and there is mounting pressure to evaluate the associated risks. While MPs can be ingested, breathed in, or drank in ...

The management of Leishmania donova ni (LD), responsible for fatal visceral leishmaniasis (VL), faces increasing challenges due to rising drug-unresponsiveness, leading to increasing treatment ...

Explore how the liver functions, common liver conditions, and tips to maintain liver health through lifestyle changes like ...

Objective Follistatin-like protein 1 (FSTL1) is widely recognised as a secreted glycoprotein, but its role in modulating macrophage-related inflammation during liver fibrosis has not been documented.

Objective To explore miRNAs that are regulated with the progression of liver fibrosis caused by chronic liver disease. Design The regulated miRNAs in human livers infected with hepatitis C virus were ...

The liver has a very important role in detoxifying the body, processing nutrients, and eliminating harmful substances. According to a study done in 2023, globally every year nealy 2 million people ...

Glox Therapeutics has been awarded up to £500,000 from the £3 million Collaborative Discovery Programme (CDP), funded by LifeArc through the Cystic Fibrosis Antimicrobial Resistance (CF AMR) Syndicate ...