Never-before-seen 3D reconstructions of human liver tissue have been created at a cellular level. The details obtained by a team of UW Medicine and University of Washington engineers and physicians ...

Using human liver samples and a mouse model of cirrhosis, researchers identified epigenetic overactivation of the inflammatory PAF–PAF-R pathway in hepatic macrophages as a key driver of liver damage.

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 ...

More than 10,000 Americans are waiting for a liver transplant. Many more never make the list, because they are too sick to ...

More than 10,000 Americans who suffer from chronic liver disease are on a waitlist for a liver transplant, but there are not ...

Your liver performs over 500 essential functions every single day, yet most people remain completely unaware when this vital organ begins failing until damage reaches catastrophic levels that may be ...

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 ...

A high-fat diet, especially one high in saturated fat and part of an overall high-calorie diet, can increase the risk of ...