The liver stands as a powerhouse organ, orchestrating a symphony of crucial functions essential for our overall health. It serves as the body’s primary detoxifier, meticulously removing harmful ...

Researchers from Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) in Spain have identified an effective strategy to reduce ...

Most of the enzymes involved in drug metabolism are present in the liver. This means the liver plays a key role in drug metabolism. Drug metabolism occurs when the body chemically alters drugs so it ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Key Takeaways Apple cider vinegar is thought to reduce the risk of metabolic ...

The liver is the second largest organ in the body. It can regrow itself and remove toxins from the blood. Massive blaze ...

The liver removes toxins and other small molecules from the bloodstream, produces enzymes and other useful compounds that aid in digestion, and more. The liver uses cells called hepatocytes to ...

A team of researchers has uncovered a previously unknown compensatory mechanism found in liver disease. If Kupffer cells (KCs), a specific kind of immune cells found in the liver, become impaired by ...

The best-case scenario on alcohol related liver disease is a remission from physical symptoms and a restoration of liver function to a level where the patients can live a life as close to normal as ...

Immunotherapy-based combinations have rapidly become the dominant first-line treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma ...

One of the biggest risk factors for developing liver cancer is a high-fat diet. A new study from MIT reveals how a fatty diet ...