Liver Disease Stories
Abdominal blood clots indicate a cancer diagnosis is 33 times more likely.
Rev-erbα helps influence genes in the liver while also regulating the cellular time clock. By uncoupling these processes, scientists may learn how to treat metabolic disease.
A new technique extends the time that donated livers last and so should increase the pool of available donor organs for transplant surgery.
A liver donation from a generous stranger has saved the life a 3-year-old in Ontario.
The “elixir of life” is one of the hottest trends in health beverages, but does the tonic have any health benefits?
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health look to the allergy aisle for new, faster treatment.
The adverse effects a high-sugar diet can have on the human body include more than just obesity.
High coffee consumption has the potential to undo liver damage and protect against cancer.
A new, shorter-duration drug could change the way hepatitis C is treated.
A new "supercooling" technique keeps organs that are removed from the body fresh for up to 72 hours before transplantation.
Probiotics are used to aid digestion, but they may also be beneficial for people who have problems with their livers by preventing serious complications.
An injection-free drug combination was shown to cure hepatitis C in 98 percent of participants in a clinical trial.