Under the right conditions, the cells differentiated into the two main cell types found in the liver, hepatocytes that ... As they described in Nature Communications in 2021, the network of ...

The liver is a vital organ, crucial to digestion, metabolism and the elimination of toxins. It has a unique ability, regeneration, which allows it to replace liver cells damaged by the very toxins ...

Led by Sun Cheng, a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China, the team of scientists published its findings in Nature on Thursday. HCC is a type of liver cancer that originates ...

HHMI researchers solve a longstanding mystery about the origin of new cells in the liver. Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists have identified stem cells in the liver that give rise to ...

Researchers discovered a mechanism after acute liver damage occurs—and it could lead to treatments for those with severe liver problems.

Our livers contain many different types ... cell types is required for tissue repair following injury. This suggests these cells may be useful as new therapeutic targets for various liver conditions.

Primary liver cancer is cancer that started in the liver. There are 5 main types. The type depends on the type of cell that the cancer started in. Primary liver cancer is different to cancer that ...

The study, published in Nature ... to a type of protein called alpha-1 antitrypsin. The changes make alpha-1 antitrypsin ...

Carcinoma is a type of cancer that starts in cells that make up the skin or the tissue lining organs, such as the liver or kidneys. Like other types of cancer, carcinomas are abnormal cells that ...

Subsequent work at Aptamer Group combining the Optimer with a model gene therapy payload has shown that the Optimer enables selective delivery of the gene therapy specifically to fibrotic human liver ...