Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human. The liver was transplanted last year into a person who was brain-dead ...

Mar. 24, 2025 — A comprehensive study shows that people with fatty liver disease have almost twice the mortality rate of the general population. They have an increased risk of dying from both ...

The stage of primary liver cancer tells you how big it is and whether it has spread to other parts of the body. This helps your doctor recommend the best treatment for you. Primary liver cancer is ...

Popular liver supplements such as milk thistle, artichoke, dandelion, turmeric, vitamin C, and others are often marketed with claims that they detoxify or cleanse the liver. However, research suggests ...

Liver diseases are any diseases that affect the functioning of the liver. Liver diseases can be inherited (such as Wilson disease and alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency) or acquired (for example ...

Hemodynamic shear stress, the frictional force exerted by blood flow on the endothelium, mediates vascular homeostasis. This review examines the biophysical nature and biochemical effects of shear ...