Cirrhosis

Cirrhosis is a condition in which the liver slowly deteriorates and malfunctions due to chronic injury. Scar tissue replaces healthy liver tissue, partially blocking the flow of blood through the liver.

What is Cirrhosis?

Cirrhosis is a severe form of liver disease wherein normal liver tissue is replaced by scar tissue (fibrous tissue).

What Causes Cirrhosis?

Managing and Treating Cirrhosis

Liver Disease Symptoms

Expanding risk assessment parameters improves prediction of waitlist mortality for liver transplants

The top priority in the field of transplantation is to ensure that donor organs are allocated to the patients with the greatest need.

13 Apr 2021

Researchers reveal the positive effects of exercise on the liver

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disorder worldwide, affecting as much as a quarter of humanity. It is characterized by fat accumulation in liver cells and may progress to inflammation, cirrhosis and liver failure.

12 Apr 2021

Research consortium identifies cell stress mechanisms for chronic inflammatory liver disease

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare, chronic, inflammatory disease of the bile ducts and is difficult to treat, since its causes have not yet been adequately researched.

30 Mar 2021

Bariatric surgery can reduce the risk of obesity-related cancers, study shows

Bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the risk of cancer--and especially obesity-related cancers--by as much as half in certain individuals, according to a study by researchers at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School's Center for Liver Diseases and Liver Masses.

26 Mar 2021

Simple blood test using nanoparticles could enable earlier detection of acute liver damage

University of Texas at Dallas chemist Dr. Jie Zheng has spent much of his career investigating gold nanoparticles for their potential impact in the field of nanomedicine.

10 Mar 2021

Ultrasound elastography do not show the actual status of postoperative liver fibrosis

It is well-known that patients who undergo Fontan surgery slowly develop liver fibrosis for years post-operatively. In the past decade, these incidences have been steadily increasing and this is due partly to the need for an accurate diagnostic method.

8 Mar 2021

Alcohol and tobacco sales nationwide rose in the early months of COVID-19

COVID-19 has taken a huge medical, emotional and economic toll on Americans. Now, new Keck Medicine of USC research shows that the pandemic may also have harmful indirect consequences.

1 Mar 2021

Current screening guidelines may not detect liver cancer soon enough in African Americans

Early detection could reduce the number of African Americans dying from liver cancer, but current screening guidelines may not find cancer soon enough in this community, according to a study published in Cancer in February.

25 Feb 2021

Researchers study geographical distribution of mortality from 16 causes in Spain

Miguel ángel Martínez, professor at the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Valencia (UV) is the coordinator of MEDEA3, a statistical study on the geographical distribution of mortality from 16 causes in 26 Spanish cities of 11 autonomous communities.

22 Feb 2021

Study: Cytoglobin drug could delay the progression of liver fibrosis in mice

Researchers have discovered that the use of Cytoglobin (CYGB) as an intravenous drug could delay liver fibrosis progression in mice.

15 Feb 2021

Pandemic-fueled alcohol abuse creates wave of hospitalizations for liver disease

As the pandemic sends thousands of recovering alcoholics into relapse, hospitals across the country have reported dramatic increases in alcohol-related admissions for critical diseases like alcoholic hepatitis and liver failure.

10 Feb 2021

GLS1 inhibitor selectively eliminates senescent cells, ameliorates age-associated disorders

Senescent cells accumulate in organs during aging, promote tissue dysfunction, and cause numerous aging-related diseases like cancer. The cells arise through a process called "cellular senescence," a permanent cell cycle arrest resulting from multiple stresses.

5 Feb 2021

Gut microbiome can modulate the immune response in liver cancer patients with NAFLD

The distinctive gut microbiome profile of a person with liver cancer linked to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) could be the key to predicting someone's risk of developing the cancer, say researchers from the UNSW Microbiome Research Centre.

4 Feb 2021

Study identifies triggers for acute decompensation of liver cirrhosis

Chronic liver disease and even cirrhosis can go unnoticed for a long time because many patients have no symptoms: the liver suffers silently.

2 Feb 2021

Study describes a safe potential therapeutic tool for liver regeneration

A new study led by researchers at the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) now describes a safe new potential therapeutic tool for the recovery of liver function in chronic and acute liver diseases.

27 Jan 2021

Liver cancer cells cause stromal cells to secrete protein that enhances tumor growth

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), frequently seen in patients with liver cirrhosis caused by alcohol abuse or chronic viral hepatitis, is the most common form of liver cancer worldwide.

6 Jan 2021

Study: Frailty is a risk factor among women waiting for liver transplants

Women awaiting liver transplants in the United States are known to be about one-third more likely than men to become too ill to undergo surgery or die before receiving a liver.

4 Jan 2021

Beta-blockers show anti-inflammatory effects in cirrhosis

Approximately 170,000 people die every year in Europe from the direct consequences of advanced chronic liver disease (cirrhosis).

10 Dec 2020

New article highlights health disparities, social determinants of health

The December issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology is now available and features new clinical research across a wide range of gastroenterology and hepatology topics, including health disparities, colorectal cancer, cirrhosis, pediatric gastroenterology, the environmental impact of endoscopy, and more.

7 Dec 2020

Non-invasive MRI technology helps improve surgical decision-making in liver cancer care

A newly published study on patients with primary and secondary liver cancer shows how Perspectum’s non-invasive MRI technology can help predict those at increased risk of poor surgical outcomes, potentially reducing healthcare costs by shortening length of hospital stay.

4 Dec 2020

Cirrhosis

Overview

What Causes Cirrhosis?

Managing and Treating Cirrhosis

Liver Disease Symptoms

Latest Cirrhosis News and Research

Expanding risk assessment parameters improves prediction of waitlist mortality for liver transplants

Researchers reveal the positive effects of exercise on the liver

Research consortium identifies cell stress mechanisms for chronic inflammatory liver disease

Bariatric surgery can reduce the risk of obesity-related cancers, study shows

Simple blood test using nanoparticles could enable earlier detection of acute liver damage

Ultrasound elastography do not show the actual status of postoperative liver fibrosis

Alcohol and tobacco sales nationwide rose in the early months of COVID-19

Current screening guidelines may not detect liver cancer soon enough in African Americans

Researchers study geographical distribution of mortality from 16 causes in Spain

Study: Cytoglobin drug could delay the progression of liver fibrosis in mice

Pandemic-fueled alcohol abuse creates wave of hospitalizations for liver disease

GLS1 inhibitor selectively eliminates senescent cells, ameliorates age-associated disorders

Gut microbiome can modulate the immune response in liver cancer patients with NAFLD

Study identifies triggers for acute decompensation of liver cirrhosis

Study describes a safe potential therapeutic tool for liver regeneration

Liver cancer cells cause stromal cells to secrete protein that enhances tumor growth

Study: Frailty is a risk factor among women waiting for liver transplants

Beta-blockers show anti-inflammatory effects in cirrhosis

New article highlights health disparities, social determinants of health

Non-invasive MRI technology helps improve surgical decision-making in liver cancer care

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