These companies focused as much on cod liver oil, toothpaste ... followed by the introduction of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) class of anti-depressants and antipsychotic haloperidol.

A protein that stops cells from dividing in response to damage or stress could be a new biomarker or therapeutic target for ...

New research from the Centenary Institute has found that switching off a specific protein in liver cells may help prevent the ...

Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria allows us ...

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 ...

While a small amount of fat is normal, excess fat can cause inflammation, liver cell damage, and even lead to liver failure in severe cases, says Dr Sharan Narute, Director - Liver Transplantation ...

In the short term, these multi-zonal liver organoids will help scientists shed new light on diseases including diabetes, drug-induced liver injury, alcohol-related liver disease, and viral hepatitis.

In fatty liver disease, for example, blocking access to pyruvate entry into mitochondria could encourage the body to use potentially dangerous fat that has been stored in liver cells. Likewise ...

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

India faces a growing liver disease crisis linked to obesity and diabetes, affecting even non-drinkers. Experts warn that Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), driven ...