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MRE-Liver Stiffness Measure Better for Varices in NAFLD Cirrhosis
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 – For patients with obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) compensated cirrhosis (CC), liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by magnetic resonance elastography (MRE)...
Combo Therapy May Be Advance Against Liver Cancer
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 – A new combination therapy appears to boost the response rate for liver cancer patients receiving immunotherapy, according to results from a phase 2 clinical trial. The combo...
Even Skipping Meat for One Meal Helps Liver Disease Patients
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 – Advanced liver cirrhosis can push levels of ammonia in the blood to hazardous levels, but skipping meat at mealtime can help reverse that, new research shows. “It was exciting t...
Semaglutide Alleviates Metabolic-Linked Liver Disease in People With HIV
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 – For people with HIV (PWH), semaglutide is effective for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), according to a research letter published online...
Race, Ethnicity Plays Role in Liver Transplant Survival
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 – Researchers hope findings from a new study of liver transplant patients will lead to improved interventions for those from racial and ethnic minority groups. The study — l...
Ozempic Eases Fatty Liver Disease in People Living With HIV
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 – There's more good news around the diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic: It might help ease fatty liver disease in people living with HIV, new research shows. Six months of...
NASH Resolution Increased, Improvement of Fibrosis Seen With Resmetirom
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – For patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and fibrosis stage F1B, F2, or F3, 80- and 100-mg resmetirom is better than placebo, according to a study published in...
GLP1 Agonists Reduce Major Adverse Liver Outcomes in Chronic Liver Disease
MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 – For patients with chronic liver disease and type 2 diabetes, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP1) agonists may result in a lower risk for major adverse liver outcomes...
Study Looks at Alcohol Intake, Mortality Link in Steatotic Liver Disease
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 – For individuals with steatotic liver disease (SLD) at low risk for advanced fibrosis, there is a nonlinear association between alcohol consumption and mortality, with...
Mexican Americans Face Higher Odds for Liver Cancer With Each New Generation
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – The risk of developing liver cancer appears to be rising with each successive generation of Mexican-Americans, especially men, a new report finds. “Liver cancer is b...
Prevalence of NAFLD Set to Increase to 34.3 Percent in 2050
MONDAY, Nov. 20, 2023 – The burden of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is predicted to continue increasing, according to a study presented at The Liver Meeting, the annual meeting of the...
Experimental Weight-Loss Drug, Retatrutide, Slashed Fat in Livers of Obese People
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 – Retatrutide, an experimental weight-loss drug that could compete against blockbusters Wegovy and Zepbound, may work wonders for obese folks with liver disease, new...
High-Risk Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant Benefit Most From Living Donors
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 – High-risk cirrhosis patients awaiting liver transplant (LT) most benefit from potential living donors, according to a study published online Sept. 2 in Aging. Fakhar Ali...
Sarcopenia Worsens Liver Transplant Outcomes for Patients With Cirrhosis
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 – Sarcopenia is associated with adverse outcomes after liver transplantation (LT) in patients with decompensated cirrhosis (DC), according to a study published online Sept. 21...
Your Wrist Could Give Clues to Future Health
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 – One day, it may be possible to monitor people for risk of disease through continuously measuring skin temperature. Researchers have found in a new study that wrist...
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