Mouth, as well as gut, could hold key to liver disease flare-ups

(Virginia Commonwealth University) In a recent study, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers predicted which cirrhosis patients would suffer inflammations and require hospitalization by analyzing their saliva, revealing a new target for research into a disease that accounts for more than 30,000 deaths in the United States each year.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news