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Modern Methods for Studying Portal Hypertension-Associated Angiogenesis in Experimental Research

Portal hypertension (PH) is associated with the majority of severe complications occurring in liver cirrhosis, and an increase in hepatic vascular…

Management of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: The Era of Immunotherapy

Lung cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer type and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. According to the last GLOBOCAN…

Practical Diagnosis and Staging of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Narrative Review

As the rates of obesity increase worldwide, the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has risen and it is now the most common cause of…

New Insights into the Role of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Activity in the Physiology of Immature Oocytes: Lessons from Recent Mouse Model Studies

The immature oocytes within primordial follicles are arrested at Prophase I of meiosis and remain dormant until awakened by an increase in intracellular…

The Adverse Impact of Sarcopenia and Visceral Fat Deposition on the Course of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and the Role of Nutritional Interventions

There is mounting evidence to support the impact of sarcopenia on the prognosis of a wide range of clinical conditions. This review examines the…

Psoriasis and Direct-to-Consumer Advertising: A Useful Tool in Reducing Stigma?

The beginning of warmer weather brings optimism for most people as they emerge from winter. However, for those of us living with a highly stigmatised…

4th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Preview

The beautiful coastal city of Lisbon, Portugal, will be hosting this year’s EAN Congress, and is likely to provide soaring temperatures as well as…

Preview of the 2018 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Annual Congress of Rheumatology

From 13th–16th June, thousands of individuals will arrive in Amsterdam, Netherlands, for the 2018 edition of the EULAR Annual Congress of Rheumatology…

Study Reveals New Insights into How the Alkhurma Virus Could be Spread

New insights into the ecology of a potentially fatal haemorrhagic fever virus have been provided by researchers from Uppsala University, Uppsala…

Physiological Metabolism Differences Could Contribute to Type 2 Diabetes

Variations in weight gain tendencies could be partly explained by differences in the ability to metabolise fat, according to researchers from the…