Chronic liver disease including cirrhosis can impede portal vein function and your general health. One issue is ascites, the ...

Previous research has shown that blood flow in the portal vein increases and ... that the liver does not have a constant and stable function but is able to sense the changes and adjust its ...

Previous research has shown that blood flow in the portal vein increases and ... This discovery, that the liver does not have a constant and stable function but is able to sense the changes ...

New treatments for liver disease are the goal of Takahiro Ochiya, of Tokyo Medical University, and his work with Evia Life Sciences, a US-based company backed by Octave Ventures that he co-founded ...

When the liver is damaged or otherwise fails to function, people are more prone ... cirrhosis slows blood flow and increases pressure in the portal vein within the liver. This pressure can cause ...

Simvastatin could be an effective therapy for portal hypertension ... without further impairing the hepatic circulation and liver function”, explains Bosch, who was a member of the research ...