Sydney team hopes to reduce the burden with research-led intervention 27 March 2013 Liver diseases have an impact on the Australian economy 40 per cent greater than chronic kidney disease and Type 2 diabetes combined, according to a report released today. The report estimates the annual burden of liver diseases in Australia at more than…
One large steppe for liver research Driving along the Pamir Highway in Tajikistan at 4000 m above sea level or through the Mongolian desert is a far cry from working on the genetics of hepatitis C in a laboratory in central Sydney. But that’s the transition Wil d’Avigdor, a PhD student from the Liver Injury…
The US government is investing $2.5 million in a Sydney-based study to determine the role of genetics in alcoholic liver disease. The study, announced today, should lead to better diagnosis and treatment of the condition – a silent epidemic that costs $3.8 billion a year in Australia alone. About the liver About the researcher About…
High resolution images Liver factsheet Paper citation and abstract Our livers can fight back against the immune system – reducing organ rejection but also making us more susceptible to liver disease.