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Study Paves Way For Liver Cell Library

Monday, October 26th, 2009 - 14:49:55 - Anuradha Menon

Scientists have for the first time produced liver cells specific to different ethnic groups. The University research could revolutionise the...

Steve Jobs Had Liver Transplant

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 - 12:07:54 - Anuradha Menon

Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave from Apple for the past six months, received a liver transplant in Tennessee two months ago, according to a...

Aspirin May Prevent Liver Damage

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 - 18:01:26 - Ehud Rattner

Simple aspirin may prevent liver damage in millions of people suffering from side effects of common drugs, alcohol abuse, and obesity-related liver...

AAT Protein Aids Type 1 Diabetes Patients

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 - 10:32:25 - Anuradha Menon

A protein made by the liver in response to inflammation and used to treat patients suffering from a genetic form of emphysema has been shown to...

New Role Found For A 'Foxy Old Gene'

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 - 14:15:20 - Ehud Rattner

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that a protein called FOXA2 controls genes that maintain the proper...

Fast-Food Liver Damage Can Be Reversed

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 - 16:12:13 - Ehud Rattner

Diets high in fast food can be highly toxic to the liver and other internal organs, but that damage can be reversed, says one of the country’s...

Protein Might Help Treat Liver Cancer

Sunday, April 13th, 2008 - 14:30:37 - Ehud Rattner

Deadly and difficult to treat, liver cancer has long resisted attempts by researchers to develop ways to prolong life and prevent recurrence. But...

A Family of Liver Cancer Genes Discovered

Friday, February 29th, 2008 - 20:00:00 - Ehud Rattner

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Stony Brook University Medical Center has identified a family of genes linked to the development of liver...

The Miracle of Spontaneous Blood-Type Switch
Monday, February 4th, 2008 - Einat Rotman
The Australian teenager Demi-Lee Brennan has become the first known transplant patient to switch blood groups - at estimated...