Researchers from Columbia University and the German Cancer Center have found that stellate cells—star-shaped liver cells long ...

Discover the causes behind fatty liver disease, a condition affecting 25% of adults worldwide, and learn simple lifestyle ...

Liver cells, so-called hepatocytes, make up about 60 percent of the total cell number of the organ. They have important metabolic tasks and are active in detoxification and metabolism.

Until now, doctors knew hepatic stellate cells mainly as drivers of liver fibrosis. The actual functions of this cell type ...

Researchers from Columbia University and the German Cancer Center have found that stellate cells—star-shaped liver cells long known as the main perpetrators in liver fibrosis—have a commanding role in ...

High levels of ammonia kill liver cells by damaging the mitochondria that power the cells. But this can be prevented using an existing drug due to start clinical trials, finds a new study in mice.

Acquired DNA mutations found in the SERPINA1 gene can protect liver cells from damage in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin ...

Affected populations: PFIC is a group of rare genetic diseases that cause progressive liver failure. The exact prevalence of ...

Until now, doctors knew hepatic stellate cells mainly as drivers of liver fibrosis. The actual functions of this cell type have hardly been studied to date. Researchers have now determined that ...

High levels of ammonia kill liver cells by damaging the mitochondria that power the cells. But this can be prevented using an existing drug due to start clinical trials, finds a new study in mice ...