Liver

Simple blood test may enhance diagnosis rate of severe liver disease

Using information collected in a liver biopsy study, researchers at Cardiff University have developed a method of determining the onset of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) through the analysis of lipids, metabolites and clinical markers in blood.

Oct 07, 2016, 21:17 PM IST

Want to detox your liver the natural way? Try these home-made drinks!

 Liver performs so many vital functions like eliminating waste from the body and removing harmful toxins from the blood. 

Sep 14, 2016, 00:31 AM IST

Jaundice: Symptoms, treatment, prevention tips!

Bilirubin is a yellow compound found in bile and is responsible for the yellowing of the skin and sclerae.

Aug 09, 2016, 09:58 AM IST

Amitabh Bachchan for higher public spending to prevent Hepatitis B

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is surviving only on 25 per cent of his liver as the rest has been damaged by the deadly Hepatitis B virus, today called for higher budget spend to prevent the fatal disease.

Jul 29, 2016, 00:33 AM IST

World Hepatitis Day: 52 million Indians suffer from chronic hepatitis

 Hepatitis is an inflammatory of the liver, commonly caused by a viral infection. 

Jul 28, 2016, 09:34 AM IST

How much do you know about hepatitis - Take the quiz here

 Hepatitis can also be caused by alcohol and some other toxins, certain drugs, infections, heavy alcohol use.

Jul 27, 2016, 14:17 PM IST

East India's first cadaver liver transplant in Kolkata

Family members of a 53-year-old male patient - Samar Chakraborty - who was declared brain dead on Monday assented to the procedure to transplant the liver that is expected to bequeath a new lease of life to a 46-year-old female recipient with liver damage.

Jul 27, 2016, 08:37 AM IST

82-year-old brain-dead Kerala man becomes oldest liver donor

An 82-year-old man who hails from Kerala has given a new lease of life to a patient about half his age with his family donating his liver.

Jul 05, 2016, 22:36 PM IST

Airlifted from Varanasi, hockey legend Mohammad Shahid under Indian Railways' care

The 1980 Moscow Olympics gold medallist, Shahid, 56, was admitted to Medanta Medicity Hospital in Gurgaon after a bout of jaundice and dengue made his condition worse

Jul 01, 2016, 19:03 PM IST

Green corridor helps transport liver 210km in 3.30 hours!

It took the ambulance a mere 3.36 hours to transport the liver from Nashik's Rishikesh Hospital to Pune's Sahyadri Hospital. 

Jun 28, 2016, 12:55 PM IST

Hepatitis C: Follow these self-care tips to live better!

Here are a few steps that you can take to hep protect your liver and boost your well-being.

May 16, 2016, 09:38 AM IST

Detox your liver with these 5 superfoods!

Here are top five liver-friendly foods that can include in your daily diet.

Apr 20, 2016, 10:49 AM IST

World Liver Day 2016: Six lesser known facts about liver!

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Apr 19, 2016, 00:33 AM IST

Inactivating certain protein-coding gene promotes liver tissue regeneration

Dr. Zhu began his investigation by studying a mouse that lacked Arid1a, the mouse version of a gene associated with some human cancers.

Mar 28, 2016, 19:30 PM IST

Alcohol allows bacteria to infiltrate into liver

The study was published in Cell Host & Microbe.

Feb 11, 2016, 12:46 PM IST

Simple method to improve breast cancer treatment

A simple and non-invasive imaging method can effectively replace the current practice in determining appropriateness of breast cancer treatment, thereby reducing the need for invasive tissue sampling, new research has found.

Dec 31, 2015, 11:24 AM IST

Indian firm says 3D-printed liver tissue developed

A Bengaluru-based biotechnology start-up has developed a 3D-printed tissue that functions like a human liver and can one day be used for full-fledged liver transplants, according to the developers.

Dec 26, 2015, 00:11 AM IST

Effective therapies for liver damage come closer

The process involves growing cells on defined materials - without the need for animal products - which makes therapies safer for use in people.

Nov 26, 2015, 14:09 PM IST

I am surviving only on 25% of my liver today, says Big B

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Nov 24, 2015, 12:32 PM IST

Hepatitis B came accidentally to me; I am surviving on just 25% of liver: Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan has been surviving on 25 percent of his liver. He accidentally became a recipient of the Hepatitis B virus.

Nov 24, 2015, 12:14 PM IST