alcoholism

Biomarker Panel May Help Predict Kidney Damage in Patients With Alcoholic Hepatitis

One of the first studies of its kind has concluded that interleukin-18 (IL-18) appears to be a specific biomarker ...

MAY 13, 2021

For Alcohol Abuse, Early Research Shows Promise of FMT

Fecal microbiota transplantation appeared safe and beneficial in a small study of men with alcohol use disorder and ...

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Combination Therapy Increases Survival In Alcoholic Hepatitis by Blocking Interleukin

San Francisco— Combination therapy with zinc and the recombinant human interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor ...

MAY 29, 2019

Unhappy Hour: The Emerging Burden of Alcoholic Liver Disease

Alcohol use is deeply ingrained in American culture. More adults in this country report drinking regularly than say ...

MAY 23, 2019

Liver Transplants in Patients With Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis

In this video, Keri Lunsford, MD, PhD, of Houston Methodist Hospital, discusses her poster from the 2018 Liver ...

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The Growing Burden of Alcoholic Cirrhosis

Between 2009 and 2015, the prevalence of cirrhosis rose by more than 40% in the United States, with alcoholic ...

JULY 23, 2018

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