Gene variants protect against relapse after treatment for hepatitis C — ScienceDaily
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Tag Archives: hepatology
Coffee and cigarettes may protect against liver disease
In a new study from Norway published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, both coffee consumption and cigarette smoking are shown to potentially protect against primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). This is a chronic liver disease caused by chronic inflammation of the bile ducts. The findings are of great interest against a backdrop of increasing knowledge on coffee as a possible protective agent in other liver diseases. …
Less-invasive option as effective as esophagus removal in early esophageal cancer
It found that endoscopic therapy offered long-term survival rates similar to those for esophagectomy, says lead author, Michael B. Wallace, M.D., a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic in Florida…
Mechanism induces migration of tumor cells in liver cancer
The results of the study are published in the online edition of the journal Hepatology. Dual function of TGFb TGFb is a cytokine which in normal conditions and in very early stages of tumorigenesis acts as a tumor suppressor and that inhibits growth and induces cell death. …