The liver is the body's control tower for metabolism, powering vital functions like converting nutrients to glucose, storing fat and breaking down toxins. Over a third of the world, however, is ...

While organoids aim to mimic human organs, the liver's repertoire of complex functions – and thus the energy it needs to operate – have made it challenging for researchers to grow organoids that ...

One reason why our livers excel at clearing waste from our blood system is that the organ functions according to three key ...

HealthDay News — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Opdivo (nivolumab) plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) as a first-line treatment for adults with unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular ...

The team led by Academician Chen Xiaoping from Tongji Hospital, affiliated with the Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, in collaboration with several major medical ...

Each April, the United States recognizes National Donate Life Month, bringing attention to organ, eye, bone marrow and tissue ...

The following is a summary of “Prognosis of liver abscess in the intensive care unit (POLAIR), a multicentre observational ...

Living donor gives the gift of life to the mother of her late son’s best friend with the help of a novel robotic surgical ...

The surgery required the removal of the entire right lobe of the liver, a portion of the diaphragm (the muscle that helps in breathing), and the lower right lung lobe, as the tumour infiltrated all ...

Four-month-old baby undergoes live liver transplant in Coimbatore, successfully operated at city hospital, now on the road to recovery.

Duke is one of four No. 1 seeds in the 2025 men's Final Four. AP The first four rounds of the men’s NCAA Tournament have been a disappointment. Frankly, it is amazing more years don’t play out ...

Liver disease is a broad term that can describe any issue that damages the liver and affects its function. Possible causes include infections, genetic conditions, autoimmune disorders, and cancer ...