Liver damage from stress and aging may be reversible

A study in mice has revealed how aging prompts certain liver cells to die off. Researchers could also reverse the process.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
July 8, 2024 ~6 min

Rare liver cancer has surprising origins

"These findings have the potential to both reveal the pathways of a broad range of cancers and offer new treatment possibilities."

Rockefeller University • futurity
June 24, 2024 ~8 min


Drug discovery paves way for pancreatic cancer clinical trial

Laboratory findings have set the stage for a clinical trial investigating a drug for pancreatic cancer that has spread to the liver.

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
Nov. 17, 2023 ~6 min

Test helps predict who will die without liver transplant

About 3,000 Americans suffer acute liver failure each year and need a liver transplant. Acetaminophen is the most common cause.

Andrew Smith-Rutgers • futurity
March 28, 2023 ~6 min

Glassfrogs hide their blood to sleep in camouflage

Glassfrogs make themselves transparent while they rest by taking red blood cells from circulation and concealing them in their livers.

Michaela Kane-Duke • futurity
Jan. 4, 2023 ~9 min

Gene mutations drive bile duct cancer

New research shows how gene mutations fuel the growth of bile duct cancer, a rare but aggressive type of liver cancer.

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
Aug. 31, 2022 ~3 min

Hormone from fat cells impedes liver tumors in mice

A hormone secreted by fat cells can restrain the growth of liver cancer in mice, report researchers.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Aug. 19, 2022 ~6 min

More ‘natural’ sugar may be as bad for you as the artificial stuff

"...consumption of both sucrose- and high fructose corn-sweetened beverages increase liver fat and decrease insulin sensitivity..."

Trina Wood-UC Davis • futurity
Aug. 31, 2021 ~6 min


The liver may be key to new diabetes treatments

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.

Rose Brandt-Arizona • futurity
July 2, 2021 ~7 min

Blocking 1 protein repairs liver damage from acetaminophen

New research upends a hypothesis about how to heal liver damage from acetaminophen. A protein once thought to help actually makes things worse.

Federico Graciano-NUS • futurity
June 21, 2021 ~6 min

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