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The liver is the largest organ of the human body. It helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons. The liver's main job is to filter the blood coming from the digestive tract, before passing it to the rest of the body.
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SEP 23, 2025Microbiology
In the US, the most common reason why someone needs a liver transplant is alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD)...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2025Genetics & Genomics
A new study has shown that alcohol intake can interfere with the natural regenerative abilities of the liver. Alcohol ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2025Cannabis Sciences
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine examined the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) use on liver safety and endocrine ...Written By: Kerry CharronAUG 13, 2025Microbiology
The gut microbiome is closely linked to many aspects of human health. The microbes there produce their own compounds, ma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2025Microbiology
The gut is home to trillions of microbes, which can have a wide range of impacts on human health in various ways. These ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2025Microbiology
Obesity is considered a major public health epidemic that affects an estimated 600 million people or more around the wor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2025Genetics & Genomics
In mammals, the liver can repair and regenerative after damage or injury through at least two biochemical pathways.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2025Genetics & Genomics
The liver plays a critical role in metabolism, and its activity is carefully controlled...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 23, 2025Microbiology
There are trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, and we are starting to learn more about the exact mechani ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2025Microbiology
Worldwide, hepatitis B is thought to be the second deadliest infection; about 5% of the global population are infection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
There are different theories of aging, and scientists have found various ways to measure biological age. Mutations that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have used whole genome sequencing data from Norwegian infants to identify a genetic variant that almost total ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
A colorized scanning electron micrograph depicts a Kupffer cell. / Credit: Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microsco ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Some diseases are caused by errors in the sequences of particular genes. These diseases could be cured, if there were re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2024Microbiology
The gut microbiome contains trillions of microorganisms, which carry out a variety of activities. Not only do they expre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Fanconi anemia https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6425/fanconi-anemia is rare genetic disorder that can be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2024Microbiology
Bile acids https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549765/ are essential to digestion, by acting like a kind of detergent ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
A wealth of research has linked fasting or calorie-restricted diets to health benefits and aging improvements. New work ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2024Earth & The Environment
Pesticides are frequently used in agriculture, and the term can refer to herbicides, which target weeds; insecticides th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The careful control of cell division is essential to organisms, and when it goes awry, major problems can arise like dev ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2024Drug Discovery & Development
Breakthroughs in inflammatory bowel disease research presented at this year's Crohn's and Colitis CongressWritten By: Amielle MorenoJAN 19, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects nerves and can impact patients in many different ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2024Cancer
Vaccines play an important role in public health as well as our health and well-being. Babies often get various va ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 17, 2024Microbiology
The human gut microbiome has a huge influence on human health, and impacts us in many different ways. While the composit ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2025
Microbiology
In the US, the most common reason why someone needs a liver transplant is alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD)...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
A new study has shown that alcohol intake can interfere with the natural regenerative abilities of the liver. Alcohol ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2025
Cannabis Sciences
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine examined the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) use on liver safety and endocrine
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
AUG 13, 2025
Microbiology
The gut microbiome is closely linked to many aspects of human health. The microbes there produce their own compounds, ma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2025
Microbiology
The gut is home to trillions of microbes, which can have a wide range of impacts on human health in various ways. These
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2025
Microbiology
Obesity is considered a major public health epidemic that affects an estimated 600 million people or more around the wor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
In mammals, the liver can repair and regenerative after damage or injury through at least two biochemical pathways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
The liver plays a critical role in metabolism, and its activity is carefully controlled...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2025
Microbiology
There are trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, and we are starting to learn more about the exact mechani
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2025
Microbiology
Worldwide, hepatitis B is thought to be the second deadliest infection; about 5% of the global population are infection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are different theories of aging, and scientists have found various ways to measure biological age. Mutations that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have used whole genome sequencing data from Norwegian infants to identify a genetic variant that almost total
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
A colorized scanning electron micrograph depicts a Kupffer cell. / Credit: Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microsco
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Some diseases are caused by errors in the sequences of particular genes. These diseases could be cured, if there were re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2024
Microbiology
The gut microbiome contains trillions of microorganisms, which carry out a variety of activities. Not only do they expre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Fanconi anemia https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6425/fanconi-anemia is rare genetic disorder that can be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2024
Microbiology
Bile acids https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549765/ are essential to digestion, by acting like a kind of detergent
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A wealth of research has linked fasting or calorie-restricted diets to health benefits and aging improvements. New work
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Pesticides are frequently used in agriculture, and the term can refer to herbicides, which target weeds; insecticides th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The careful control of cell division is essential to organisms, and when it goes awry, major problems can arise like dev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2024
Drug Discovery & Development
Breakthroughs in inflammatory bowel disease research presented at this year's Crohn's and Colitis Congress
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JAN 19, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects nerves and can impact patients in many different ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2024
Cancer
Vaccines play an important role in public health as well as our health and well-being. Babies often get various va
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 17, 2024
Microbiology
The human gut microbiome has a huge influence on human health, and impacts us in many different ways. While the composit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch