While the liver can function with just 25% capacity, chronic diseases such as obesity, stress and alcohol can pose severe ...

The human body heavily depends on the liver for optimal health, because it serves as one of its essential organs, that ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to ...

The liver is the largest gland and internal organ in the human body, weighing about three pounds and located under the ribs on the right side. It functions as both an exocrine gland by producing bile ...

Alcohol-associated liver disease is becoming a massive health and economic burden, but researchers at UC San Diego may have ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to liver disease and cancer, but ...

The esteemed scientist, one of the world’s leading experts in molecular biology, explains how disruptions at the cellular ...

The first successful in-patient trial of liver dialysis has been completed by researchers from UCL, the Royal Free Hospital, UCL spin-out Yaqrit and their collaborators. The DIALIVE device, invented ...

A multidisciplinary team from China has successfully transplanted a gene-modified pig liver into a human recipient diagnosed with brain death. During a 10-day observation period, the porcine liver ...