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A team explores the protective capabilities of consuming a diet enriched with fructose when it comes to acetaminophen overdose causing liver damage in mice.
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A liver transplant recipient spends 40 days in the ICU at Michigan Medicine and recovers. He shares how his wife and a familiar doctor helped him survive.
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We know the Mediterranean diet is recommended for heart health and can help control inflammation, but coupled with exercise, it can also reverse NAFLD.
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Mice lacking E4BP4 were protected against diet’s damaging effects.
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One liver transplant cured a patient of three chronic conditions: liver cancer, hepatitis C and hemophilia.
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Michigan Medicine researchers have advanced the global fight to eliminate hepatitis C by creating a barrier-breaking reliable, low-cost and scalable test for HCV.
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Study finds liver damage more commonly due to malignant tumors than cancer immunotherapy drug.
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Two new, free apps help to navigate the complex transplant journey for kidney and liver transplant patients.
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An enzyme’s newly discovered ability to spur the body to prevent or repair acute liver injury could be harnessed as a therapy or used as a biomarker.
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Alcohol use disorders have also increased over the last decade, with an 80 percent spike among women.
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A new study looks at the misconceptions, preferences and barriers keeping many ALD patients from alcohol abstinence.
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A recent paper from two U-M hepatologists highlights the liver dangers associated with consuming some herbal and dietary supplements designed to build muscle or lose weight.
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Learn about the different types of viral hepatitis (A, B, C, D, E) including symptoms, risk factors, how to get tested, and treatment options from Michigan Medicine.
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See how video conferencing is helping PCPs improve liver disease care and increase survival rates for patients living in rural communities.
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A new review suggests it’s time to road test the point-of-care screening tools doctors use to identify brain dysfunction in patients with advanced liver disease.