liver cirrhosis

Hyperammonaemia Reduces Restorative Sleep for Patients with Cirrhosis
03/01/2012 - 10:40

Italian and Swiss researchers confirm that induced hyperammonaemia significantly increases daytime sleepiness in patients with cirrhosis. The findings available in the March issue of Hepatology, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, show that higher blood levels of ammonia reduced the ability of cirrhotic patients to produce restorative sleep.

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Ultrasound Technology Proves Accurate in Diagnosing Cirrhosis from Recurrent Hepatitis C
02/29/2012 - 10:23

Researchers from the Mayo Clinic confirm that ultrasound-based transient elastography (TE) provides excellent diagnostic accuracy for detecting cirrhosis due to recurrent infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection following liver transplantation. Findings from the study published in the March issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, suggest that detection of significant fibrosis is more accurate when comparing patients with chronic HCV of the native liver.

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UCLA researchers identify peptide that inhibits replication of hepatitis C virus
02/03/2012 - 11:48

Researchers from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a cell-permeable peptide that inhibits a hepatitis C virus protein and blocks the viral replication that can lead to liver cancer and cirrhosis.

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Consortium finds chronic liver cirrhosis clues
03/13/2011 - 00:00

Study finds 15 new genetic signposts for primary biliary cirrhosis. Researchers have provided new clues into the genetics underlying a chronic form of liver disease, called primary biliary cirrhosis,

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