Researchers from Columbia University and the German Cancer Center have found that stellate cells—star-shaped liver cells long ...

Discover the 5 ways alcohol progressively harms your liver, from early warning signs to serious complications, plus expert ...

Acquired DNA mutations found in the SERPINA1 gene can protect liver cells from damage in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin ...

The result suggests that the protein made by the gene, known as Nwd1, and other molecules it interacts with could be ...

When mothers eat a diet high in fat and sugars, their unborn babies can develop liver stress that continues into early life.

Until now, doctors knew hepatic stellate cells mainly as drivers of liver fibrosis. The actual functions of this cell type ...

Until now, doctors knew hepatic stellate cells mainly as drivers of liver fibrosis. The actual functions of this cell type have hardly been studied to date. Researchers have now determined that ...

High levels of ammonia kill liver cells by damaging the mitochondria that power the cells. But this can be prevented using an existing drug due to start clinical trials, finds a new study in mice.

Affected populations: PFIC is a group of rare genetic diseases that cause progressive liver failure. The exact prevalence of ...

Excessive alcohol consumption is a significant public health concern, responsible for approximately 6% of all deaths and ...

Chinese scientists and their Singaporean collaborators have developed a scoring system to predict the risk of recurrence for ...