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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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JAN 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a serious threat to public health, one of many reasons why it's impor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2021Immunology
Vitamin D is sometimes referred to as the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s synthesized in the skin afte ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 13, 2021Cardiology
Exercise is good for our health, but it seems that certain kinds of exercise are more beneficial than others. Recent res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a rare disorder that impacts around 400 people in the world. Many people have he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2021Cannabis Sciences
As research on cannabis emerges, what we know about how it interacts with the liver is becoming more and more complex. A ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 04, 2021Microbiology
The microbial community in our gastrointestinal tract has been shown to have a significant impact on our health and well ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Genetic errors can drive cancer, often when critical genes like those that control cell division and proliferation becom ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2021Cardiology
Scientists have been trying to determine if the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects brain cells directly, or if the virus severely ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Medical imaging technologies enable physicians to take a peek under the hood, capturing snapshots of the internal organs ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 29, 2020Immunology
Viruses that when administered to patients preferentially attack and kill cancer cells, leaving normal tissues unscathed ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 14, 2020Cancer
Diagnostics is one of the key pillars of modern medicine. Diagnostics allows patients and doctors to identify a problem ...Written By: Jasper CantrellDEC 03, 2020Space & Astronomy
Spending an extended time in space is known to impact various aspects of health, from muscle and bone regeneration to th ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The triclosan once commonly added to soap was banned by the FDA a few years ago, but it can still be found in some water ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Genetic mutations are usually connected to disease, but there are some that are known to improve people's lives.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2020Immunology
Some viral infections just don’t go away. The hepatitis C virus, for instance, can result in life-long chronic inf ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 11, 2020Cancer
Amongst the most common targets of anti-cancer drugs are small regulatory molecules called cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 10, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research from UC Riverside conducted on animal models suggests that maternal exposure to common flame retardants cal ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 29, 2020Cancer
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is known to be a risk factor for liver cancer because of an excess of fat accumulation ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 22, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published in the journal Environment International has found long-forgotten chemicals, called legacy chemicals, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 21, 2020Cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma, aka liver cancer, is an ever-increasing issue in the western world. While the lion’s sha ...Written By: Jasper CantrellOCT 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Netherlands have developed a minimally invasive therapeutic procedure that allows people to discont ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 20, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
October is liver cancer awareness month — a month dedicated to educating people about the risk factors and prevent ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 16, 2020Cancer
We all know how horrible it feels to have a bad night of sleep. That feeling is only intensified with jet lag because ou ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 15, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A study published recently in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters has found toxic levels of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a serious threat to public health, one of many reasons why it's impor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2021
Immunology
Vitamin D is sometimes referred to as the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s synthesized in the skin afte
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 13, 2021
Cardiology
Exercise is good for our health, but it seems that certain kinds of exercise are more beneficial than others. Recent res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a rare disorder that impacts around 400 people in the world. Many people have he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
As research on cannabis emerges, what we know about how it interacts with the liver is becoming more and more complex. A
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 04, 2021
Microbiology
The microbial community in our gastrointestinal tract has been shown to have a significant impact on our health and well
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic errors can drive cancer, often when critical genes like those that control cell division and proliferation becom
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2021
Cardiology
Scientists have been trying to determine if the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects brain cells directly, or if the virus severely
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Medical imaging technologies enable physicians to take a peek under the hood, capturing snapshots of the internal organs
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 29, 2020
Immunology
Viruses that when administered to patients preferentially attack and kill cancer cells, leaving normal tissues unscathed
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 14, 2020
Cancer
Diagnostics is one of the key pillars of modern medicine. Diagnostics allows patients and doctors to identify a problem
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
DEC 03, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Spending an extended time in space is known to impact various aspects of health, from muscle and bone regeneration to th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The triclosan once commonly added to soap was banned by the FDA a few years ago, but it can still be found in some water
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic mutations are usually connected to disease, but there are some that are known to improve people's lives.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2020
Immunology
Some viral infections just don’t go away. The hepatitis C virus, for instance, can result in life-long chronic inf
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 11, 2020
Cancer
Amongst the most common targets of anti-cancer drugs are small regulatory molecules called cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 10, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research from UC Riverside conducted on animal models suggests that maternal exposure to common flame retardants cal
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 29, 2020
Cancer
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is known to be a risk factor for liver cancer because of an excess of fat accumulation
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 22, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published in the journal Environment International has found long-forgotten chemicals, called legacy chemicals,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 21, 2020
Cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma, aka liver cancer, is an ever-increasing issue in the western world. While the lion’s sha
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Netherlands have developed a minimally invasive therapeutic procedure that allows people to discont
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 20, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
October is liver cancer awareness month — a month dedicated to educating people about the risk factors and prevent
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 16, 2020
Cancer
We all know how horrible it feels to have a bad night of sleep. That feeling is only intensified with jet lag because ou
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 15, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A study published recently in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters has found toxic levels of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan