Every year, millions of people around the world are affected by liver-related diseases, many of which are preventable with ...

These organoids provide scientists with better models for studying liver biology, and for developing treatments for various liver disorders.

One reason why our livers excel at clearing waste from our blood system is that the organ functions according to three key ...

The liver is the body's control tower for metabolism, powering vital functions like converting nutrients to glucose, storing fat and breaking down toxins. Over a third of the world, however, is ...

While organoids aim to mimic human organs, the liver's repertoire of complex functions – and thus the energy it needs to operate – have made it challenging for researchers to grow organoids that ...

Researchers in the US are set to test gene-edited pig livers as a potential treatment for sudden liver failure by using them temporarily to filter blood. This cutting-edge clinical trial, approved by ...

U.S. researchers are about to test if livers from gene-edited pigs could treat people with sudden liver failure — not with a ...