Scientists have successfully transplanted a pig’s liver into a human for the first time, raising hopes this could one day become a routine procedure. Researchers at the Fourth Military Medical ...

A U.S. company that 3D prints liver and kidney tissue for pharmaceutical testing expects to commercialize a process for printing portions of specific livers that could extend the lives of patients ...

Today, the American Liver Foundation (ALF) announced new liver research awards for 2024 that will fund early career scientists interested in basic and translational research. Two award categories ...

So, if scientists hope to create self-growing patches of liver organoid tissue that could help repair damaged organs, it's important that the lab-grown tissue faithfully reproduce such zones.

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.

Intermittent fasting—abstaining from eating for lengthy periods of time—spurs liver cells in laboratory mice to divide rapidly, according to a study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine.

OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ochre Bio, a pioneer in chronic liver disease medicine development, has today announced the start of a multi-year data licence agreement with GSK.The partnership ...

Like more common liver cancers, and liver failure itself, ... Proteome of rare liver cancer sheds new light on basic biology (2023, June 29) ...

“The ability of NRG4 to exert effects on multiple aspects of liver biology, including hepatic lipid metabolism, hepatocyte injury and the immune microenvironment, strongly suggests that this ...

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.