A study in mice has revealed how aging prompts certain liver cells to die off. Researchers could also reverse the process.
"These findings have the potential to both reveal the pathways of a broad range of cancers and offer new treatment possibilities."
Laboratory findings have set the stage for a clinical trial investigating a drug for pancreatic cancer that has spread to the liver.
About 3,000 Americans suffer acute liver failure each year and need a liver transplant. Acetaminophen is the most common cause.
Glassfrogs make themselves transparent while they rest by taking red blood cells from circulation and concealing them in their livers.
New research shows how gene mutations fuel the growth of bile duct cancer, a rare but aggressive type of liver cancer.
A hormone secreted by fat cells can restrain the growth of liver cancer in mice, report researchers.
"...consumption of both sucrose- and high fructose corn-sweetened beverages increase liver fat and decrease insulin sensitivity..."
100 years after the discovery of insulin, researchers report that the liver may be the key to unlocking new, preventative treatments for Type 2 diabetes.
New research upends a hypothesis about how to heal liver damage from acetaminophen. A protein once thought to help actually makes things worse.
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