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The findings are published Aug. 9 in the journal Cell. Chronic liver diseases such as alcoholic and non-alcoholic liver disease, cancer, viral hepatitis, fibrosis, and cancer affect more than 1.5 ...
Blocking the activity of the protein turns formerly "cold," or immune-resistant, liver tumors in mice into "hot" tumors teeming with cancer-fighting immune cells. When combined with an ...
The findings reveal that the use of reprogramming molecules can improve cell growth, leading to better liver tissue regeneration in mice. This work is published in Cell Reports, in the paper ...
Researchers from the University of Michigan (U-M) Life Sciences Institute report they have discovered a hormone secreted by fat cells can restrain the growth of liver tumors in mice. The findings ...
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China has developed a means for coaxing a mouse spleen into behaving like a liver—a possible alternative to transplantation.
Compared with controls, treated mice exhibited lower liver weight, reduced plasma alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase levels, and decreased hepatic triglyceride and total cholesterol.
Could the TB vaccine be a new immunotherapy for liver cancer? A study found that the century-old vaccine reduced tumors and extended survival for mice with liver cancer. A UC Davis Health study ...
Scientists there say they've successfully reversed liver fibrosis in mice. Reporting recently in the journal Nature Communications, the team say they've discovered a genetic pathway that ...
Stem cells grown from mouse embryos helped power a liver replacement device, Japanese and U.S. researchers reported on Sunday. Their experiment suggests another use for the cells, controversial ...
IMT treatment significantly reduced hepatosteatosis in HFD-fed mice, accompanied by decreased liver lipid content and weight. A reversal of diglyceride and triglyceride accumulation was observed ...
An “inverse vaccine” that delivers deactivated allergens to the liver was able to reduce reactions in mice with allergic asthma for at least a year after treatment. Should the approach ...