Amy PiccioliCredit: Northwestern Medicine NEED TO KNOW Amy Piccioli was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer after an ER visit for dehydration in 2024 A liver transplant from a close family friend helped her achieve “no evidence of disease” after extensive treatment Piccioli is now raising awareness about colorectal cancer and urging patients to explore … Read more
Visit the News Hub Liver damage, weight loss after bowel resection prevented by drug, mouse study shows Ayoung Kim, Daniel Lee, Bernd Zinselmeyer After surgery to remove part of the small intestine in a mouse, normal liver tissue (red) is replaced by scar tissue (yellow-orange), which impairs the organ’s ability to function. The cyan color … Read more
More than 10,000 Americans who suffer from chronic liver disease are on a waitlist for a liver transplant, but there are not enough donated organs for all of those patients. Additionally, many people with liver failure aren’t eligible for a transplant if they are not healthy enough to tolerate the surgery. To help those patients, … Read more
NEED TO KNOW Etta Cartmill, a 3-year-old girl in Northern Ireland, is preparing for her second major organ transplant The child was born with an extremely rare genetic condition known as TTC21B The girl’s older brother, Olly, was also born with the same life-threatening condition A young girl in Northern Ireland diagnosed with a rare … Read more
Etta Cartmill has spent much of her young life in hospital, fighting to survive. The toddler and her older brother Olly were both born with an extremely rare genetic condition, which caused them to suffer kidney failure. Olly had kidney surgery in 2023 and Etta has already received a life-changing liver transplant. Etta is now … Read more
One reason why our livers excel at clearing waste from our blood system is that the organ functions according to three key “zones” that perform specific major tasks. So, if scientists hope to create self-growing patches of liver organoid tissue that could help repair damaged organs, it’s important that the lab-grown tissue faithfully reproduce such … Read more
Why do some people who consume a few glasses of alcohol a day develop advanced liver disease while others who drink the same amount don’t? The answer may lie in three common underlying medical conditions, according to a new study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Keck Medicine of USC. The research found that … Read more
A dietary supplement used to build muscle – or prevent muscle loss as a result of aging or illness – is to be trialed as a potential treatment for chronic liver disease. Β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate, otherwise known as HMB, is used predominantly to build muscle bulk and function but previous studies have demonstrated it can have … Read more