The Pandemic Before Covid-19

The Pandemic Before Covid-19

COVID isn’t the only pandemic we should be thinking about. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol-related liver disease was rampant across the country with roughly 15 million people diagnosed, and the number of alcohol-related liver disease hospitalizations...
COVID-19 and MSC Clinical Trials

COVID-19 and MSC Clinical Trials

The immunomodulatory properties of hu-MSCs may prove valuable in the treatment of severe COVID-19 cases Mesenchymal stem cells (aka MSCs) aren’t new. Scientists first discovered and isolated MSCs 30 years ago more, and since then more than 5,000 articles focused on...
NAFLD Is The Top Disease Requiring Liver Transplant

NAFLD Is The Top Disease Requiring Liver Transplant

NASH patients awaiting liver transplants increased by 170% Liver disease has steadily grown over the past 30 years to levels which qualify it as a pandemic. There is no single root cause for developing liver disease, however there are specific triggers which drive the...
Liver Disease Becoming More Common in Youths

Liver Disease Becoming More Common in Youths

Liver disease is rapidly soaring to all-time highs around the globe.  This disease is not only for the aging population to be concerned about, as it is becoming a strong concern in children and young adults (up to age 40).  A study by Feldstein et al, analyzed...