Transitioning to The Digital ILC 2020: 27–29 August, 100% digital
Given the continuing impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and resulting restrictions, EASL has decided to transition the onsite International Liver Congress™ 2020, planned for 25–28 August, to an immersive and exciting digital event - The Digital International Liver Congress™ 2020,…
Call for nominations for a new Scientific Committee member to join the EASL Governing Board
EASL is now calling for nominations for a new Scientific Committee member to join the Governing Board. The term for this member is from July 2020 to April 2023. Please note, however, that: the following countries are excluded from this call, as…
From the epicentre of Italy’s pandemic: Take care and keep steady
Prof. Luca Valenti, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Milan, describes fighting the pandemic from its epicentre in Milan
The DECISION project – European researchers seek to reduce the number of patients dying from cirrhosis
PRESS RELEASE 21 European institutions join forces to tackle end-stage liver disease and liver failure with a systems medicine approach Despite a vast array of available interventions and medications, more than 1 million people die of chronic liver disease (cirrhosis)…
New study indicates exercise can help prevent liver cancer
Exercise retards development of liver cancer by direct effects independent of weight control in an animal model that closely resembles humans with fatty liver disease, report scientists in the Journal of Hepatology. Oxford, April 14, 2020 – Liver cancer is…