Immune checkpoint molecules play a crucial role in keeping the immune system in balance and preventing an attack on the ...

Now, before I get into it, I will preface this review by saying my liver was fine to begin with. And if my liver were to give me issues, I would go to a doctor (as you should too!) before ever turning ...

If you’re in menopause, you may be more likely to get new health problems because of changes that happen when your body stops producing estrogen. One of these health problems can be nonalcoholic fatty ...

A health condition many people have never heard of has become one of the most common liver diseases in the United States. Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, often ...

A new dual-light microscope lets researchers observe micro- and nanoscale activity inside living cells without using dyes. The system captures both detailed structures and tiny moving particles at ...

Yes, your liver helps your body process that glass of wine you had with dinner last night, but it also does so much more. “The liver works hard daily to metabolize nutrients, filter out toxins, and ...

Liver fibrosis may be diagnosed and staged — no fibrosis (stage F0), mild fibrosis (F1), significant fibrosis (F2), advanced fibrosis (F3), and cirrhosis (F4) — with the use of clinical parameters and ...

Chinese scientists have performed what is thought to be the first transplant of a genetically modified pig liver segment into a person with cancer. Surgeons reported that the transplanted section of ...

The transplanted portion of the genetically modified pig liver was removed after 38 days, and the patient, who had advanced liver cancer and cirrhosis, died several months later. By Roni Caryn Rabin ...

Transplanting organs from non-human animals into people could revolutionise medicine, potentially saving thousands of lives that are lost while people wait for organs. Scientists have previously ...

University of Victoria provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. University of Victoria provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Research has revealed a steep increase in ...

Alcohol doesn’t just damage the liver — it locks its cells in a strange “in-between” state that prevents them from healing. Even after someone quits drinking, liver cells often get stuck, unable to ...