Tag: Liver
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy linked with liver cancer
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy linked with liver cancer The data indicated that patients with ICP have an increased risk of a variety of immune-mediated diseases, such as thyroid disease (30% higher than pregnant controls), diabetes (47%), psoriasis (27%), and Crohn's disease (55%). Investigators also found … Read more on EurekAlert (press release) Blacklists miss 90% […]
Reduction of effective dose of statins, by liver targeting delivery, could be a way to bring the drugs to the prevention market – proof-of-concept trial by Lycotec Ltd.
Cambridge UK (PRWEB UK) 23 June 2015 Statins are one of the most successful drugs able to slow down the formation of cholesterol-rich atherosclerotic plaques on the arterial walls, and reduce the development of and mortality from coronary heart disease, CHD. Although their efficacy in management of elevated LDL cholesterol and […]
New Organ Liver Prize Gathers Momentum
Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 04, 2015 New Organ, a collective initiative for biomedical engineering and regenerative medicine, announced today that two new teams have joined the field competing for the New Organ Liver Prize, a global competition sponsored by the Methuselah Foundation, a biomedical charity. The prize challenge will award $ 1,000,000 to the first […]