Fatty liver is a common disease among people nowadays. Primarily affecting heavy drinkers, it is now among the most common liver disorders. What makes this disease more alarming is its silent ...

You can think of it as a refinery. Everything you consume—from your breakfast burrito to any medication you take—your liver filters, processes, stores, and/or turns into something new (it even ...

Our liver assembloids are the first all-in-one lab model that can be used to study bile flow, bile duct injury, and how different liver cells contribute to disease.

The liver is a vital organ. It performs many life-sustaining functions. Liver damage can be fatal. Jaundice is a sign. It causes yellowing of skin and eyes. Abdominal pain and dark urine are other ...

Your liver plays a major role in digestion, metabolism, and detoxification (eliminating harmful substances from your body). Liver enzymes help the liver perform these functions by speeding up ...

Even if you’re in good health, eating a liver-protective diet is a smart habit to adopt for long-lasting metabolic function and energy. Foods good for liver health become especially important ...

Semaglutide injections reversed some cases of MASH liver disease in clinical trials, reducing inflammation in 62.9% of patients and offering new hope for those with the life-threatening condition.

Liver fibrosis is the buildup of scar tissue in the liver, the organ that helps you digest food, store energy, and remove toxins. Liver fibrosis occurs as the organ tries to repair itself from ...

Surgeons have now published the first report of a gene-edited pig liver transplanted into a person.. The liver, which came from a genetically modified pig, appeared to stay active, producing bile ...

This integrated trio of care wasn’t always available to patients with liver disease, says Courtney Sherman, MD, hepatologist and associate professor at UC San Francisco. HALT founders Courtney Sherman ...

Recent research suggests that a new approach could help even patients with advanced forms of fatty liver disease. By Nina Agrawal Nearly four in 10 American adults are estimated to have a liver ...