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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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OCT 21, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids - miniature, simplified versions of organs made from stem cells, are a great way to model human biology and di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study conducted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Cancer Instit ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 14, 2019Cancer
Have you ever heard of dark matter? No, I’m not talking about the dark matter of the universe – I mean the d ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A huge amount of our genome does not code for protein, but it can impact physiology in other ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Gout is a common type of arthritis, and causes severe and sudden pain, redness and swelling in the joints.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Research and development for new drugs is both an expensive and lengthy process, often lasting years, if not decades. Wi ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 24, 2019Immunology
New research out of the Stanford University School of Medicine shows that the consequence of overuse of antibiotics lowe ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaSEP 21, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Every cell type has to carefully control which genes are expressed, and new research has learned more about that process ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A one-year clinical trial of a new gene therapy has produced surprisingly good results for several patients.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2019Cancer
A young child just months old recently successfully received cancer treatment for an uncommon type of leukemia. The drug ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 08, 2019Microbiology
Many factors influence the composition of our microbiome, including our genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2019Health & Medicine
Dietary trends are consistently changing. However, the shift to plant-based or vegan diets is gaining momentum for healt ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 07, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
Although highly contagious, Hepatitis A is considered a rare disease. It has largely been controlled through immunizatio ...Written By: Abbie ArceAUG 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Aspirin usage has been under scrutiny in recent research. But now, studies are bringing aspirin therapy in renewed light ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 24, 2019Plants & Animals
The idea of having your body frozen solid and then thawed out sometime in the future sounds like something straight out ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 22, 2019Cancer
Treatment for breast cancer can be too expensive and hard to access for many women in lower-income countries. These wome ...Written By: Julia TraversJUL 21, 2019Cancer
In a new study from Northwestern Medicine, researchers analyzed which types of cancer receive the most and least amounts ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 19, 2019Health & Medicine
Recently cannabis and cancer treatment have gone hand and hand. Medical marijuana is becoming increasingly popular among ...JUL 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has revolutionized biomedical research and has tremendous potential for use in the cli ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2019Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease with the hallmark diagnostic feature being non-caseating granulomas--clumps ...Written By: Dena ArutaJUL 09, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Uveal melanoma is a rare and aggressive type of melanoma that targets the eye and affects an estimated 2,500 people in t ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 22, 2019Cancer
Have you flossed recently? New research links poor gum health to liver cancer, adding the disease to the long list of ot ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 20, 2019Health & Medicine
A study from the University of Arkansas for Medical Science suggests that CBD may be damaging to our livers in the same ...
OCT 21, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids - miniature, simplified versions of organs made from stem cells, are a great way to model human biology and di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study conducted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Cancer Instit
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 14, 2019
Cancer
Have you ever heard of dark matter? No, I’m not talking about the dark matter of the universe – I mean the d
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A huge amount of our genome does not code for protein, but it can impact physiology in other ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Gout is a common type of arthritis, and causes severe and sudden pain, redness and swelling in the joints.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Research and development for new drugs is both an expensive and lengthy process, often lasting years, if not decades. Wi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 24, 2019
Immunology
New research out of the Stanford University School of Medicine shows that the consequence of overuse of antibiotics lowe
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
SEP 21, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Every cell type has to carefully control which genes are expressed, and new research has learned more about that process
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A one-year clinical trial of a new gene therapy has produced surprisingly good results for several patients.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2019
Cancer
A young child just months old recently successfully received cancer treatment for an uncommon type of leukemia. The drug
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 08, 2019
Microbiology
Many factors influence the composition of our microbiome, including our genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
Dietary trends are consistently changing. However, the shift to plant-based or vegan diets is gaining momentum for healt
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 07, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Although highly contagious, Hepatitis A is considered a rare disease. It has largely been controlled through immunizatio
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
AUG 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Aspirin usage has been under scrutiny in recent research. But now, studies are bringing aspirin therapy in renewed light
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 24, 2019
Plants & Animals
The idea of having your body frozen solid and then thawed out sometime in the future sounds like something straight out
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 22, 2019
Cancer
Treatment for breast cancer can be too expensive and hard to access for many women in lower-income countries. These wome
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUL 21, 2019
Cancer
In a new study from Northwestern Medicine, researchers analyzed which types of cancer receive the most and least amounts
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 19, 2019
Health & Medicine
Recently cannabis and cancer treatment have gone hand and hand. Medical marijuana is becoming increasingly popular among
...
JUL 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has revolutionized biomedical research and has tremendous potential for use in the cli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease with the hallmark diagnostic feature being non-caseating granulomas--clumps
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JUL 09, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Uveal melanoma is a rare and aggressive type of melanoma that targets the eye and affects an estimated 2,500 people in t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 22, 2019
Cancer
Have you flossed recently? New research links poor gum health to liver cancer, adding the disease to the long list of ot
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
A study from the University of Arkansas for Medical Science suggests that CBD may be damaging to our livers in the same
...