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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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NOV 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 SullivanOCT 13, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Glucagon is a hormone that prevents blood glucose levels from dropping too low by stimulating the liver to convert store ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 09, 2020Technology
Computational data is advancing all areas of medicine and pharmaceutical drug development is certainly no exception. &nb ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 05, 2020Plants & Animals
African elephants are a threatened species that are increasing in some areas but at risk in many others. There are proba ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2020Cancer
Precision medicine specific to a patient’s genetics or immune system is spearheading new paths of cancer treatment ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 15, 2020Immunology
A therapeutic made from turmeric has been shown to help reduce the effects of a painful inflammatory eye condition in do ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 10, 2020Cancer
A new drug developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield hopes to improve life expectancy and quality of life ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 09, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Diseases that are caused by errors in a gene might be cured if we could correct those errors, or genetic mutations.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University have found that fecal transplants can reduce drinking behaviors in peo ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 03, 2020Cannabis Sciences
It’s known that patients with hepatitis C have an increased risk of developing insulin resistance and diabetes. &n ...Written By: Angela DowdenAUG 26, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Can Sugar Cause A Leaky Gut? Apparently, research at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine seems to ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 25, 2020Cannabis Sciences
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Epidiolex, a cannabidiol (CBD) oral solution, to treat seizures linked ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Salk Institute researchers created 3D cell clusters that can produce insulin, which is shown in green in their image.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2020Health & Medicine
Microplastics make headlines frequently these days, and a discovery from Arizona State University (ASU) researchers is b ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
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
OCT 13, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Glucagon is a hormone that prevents blood glucose levels from dropping too low by stimulating the liver to convert store
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 09, 2020
Technology
Computational data is advancing all areas of medicine and pharmaceutical drug development is certainly no exception. &nb
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
African elephants are a threatened species that are increasing in some areas but at risk in many others. There are proba
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2020
Cancer
Precision medicine specific to a patient’s genetics or immune system is spearheading new paths of cancer treatment
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 15, 2020
Immunology
A therapeutic made from turmeric has been shown to help reduce the effects of a painful inflammatory eye condition in do
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 10, 2020
Cancer
A new drug developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield hopes to improve life expectancy and quality of life
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Diseases that are caused by errors in a gene might be cured if we could correct those errors, or genetic mutations.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University have found that fecal transplants can reduce drinking behaviors in peo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 03, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
It’s known that patients with hepatitis C have an increased risk of developing insulin resistance and diabetes. &n
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
AUG 26, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Can Sugar Cause A Leaky Gut? Apparently, research at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine seems to
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 25, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Epidiolex, a cannabidiol (CBD) oral solution, to treat seizures linked
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Salk Institute researchers created 3D cell clusters that can produce insulin, which is shown in green in their image.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2020
Health & Medicine
Microplastics make headlines frequently these days, and a discovery from Arizona State University (ASU) researchers is b
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet