Scientists have published a ground-breaking study of the structure and function of a central protein in the liver: NTCP, a cellular-entry pathway for bile salts, but also for certain hepatitis viruses ...

Dimension Bio wants to grow a simplified liver from cells to sustain patients long enough for a damaged liver to recover—or ...

The lab-made 3D liver model serves as a human relevant platform for analyzing the progressive stages of the liver disease, cirrhosis.

The liver produces bile, which the intestine uses for digestion. For the transport of bile, the liver relies on a network of microscopic tubings, known as bile canaliculi, formed by liver cells called ...

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

Fatty liver disease has become one of the most common liver problems across the world. Two forms stand out: non-alcoholic ...

Researchers at Science Tokyo have created a lab-grown liver organoid that mimics regeneration and scarring, offering a new platform to study fibrosis and test therapies that could reverse chronic ...

Fatty liver disease is becoming increasingly common, affecting millions around the world. The underlying cause of this is too ...