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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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JUL 31, 2018Cancer
Researchers have determined that sodium thiosulfate's antioxidant properties can prevent hearing loss in pediatric cance ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 29, 2018Microbiology
The Staphylococcus aureus bacterium can cause devastating illnesses - called staph infections - and lead to organ failur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2018Health & Medicine
It’s a fact that overuse of alcohol can cause liver problems. Cirrhosis of the liver is often the result of long-t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug was recently developed based on capsaicin, the compound found in chili peppers that is responsible for their ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 23, 2018Neuroscience
While millions of people work night shifts, the default for the body and the brain is based on a more traditional schedu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 18, 2018Immunology
Use of Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy increases survival rates in Melanoma Brain Metastases patients, with a 4-year s ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 10, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Patients with a severe kind of heart disease can't always take a drug that keep their cholesterol in check.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2018Health & Medicine
Cases of Hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV, are on the rise. In the United States, the CDC reports that there were appr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 04, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to a randomized controlled trial, a TB drug by the name ‘Rifampin’ was seen to effectively kill TB ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 27, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Children treated for hepatobalstoma, a rare childhood liver cancer, often experience hearing loss when undergoing a type ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 25, 2018Microbiology
The bacteria that live in our gut release compounds that might act as biomarkers, and may be a part of disease developme ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A recent research study on mouse models found that periodic treatment of estrogen and bazeedoxifene has affected estroge ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 14, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A robot arm could soon be coming to your doctor’s office to take your blood and analyze it for you. From scientist ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 13, 2018Health & Medicine
Some ads are running on television and in major magazines about drugs for hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV. Available ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 06, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
The Governor's Chair for Molecular Biophysics at the University of Tennessee (Knoxville), Jeremy Smith, and the dire ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 04, 2018Neuroscience
A stroke is a severe medical event that impacts brain function because the supply of oxygen is cut off during a stroke. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 01, 2018Immunology
The unique activity of estrogen hormones and their cell receptors in the female body may explain why women are more like ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 30, 2018Cannabis Sciences
For the first time, a form of medicinal cannabis has been shown to reduce—and even stop—seizures in some chi ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 30, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Melatonin is a hormone that regulates sleep and wakefulness through activating the melatonin receptors in the central ne ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 29, 2018Cancer
Obesity, and the factors that lead up the state of being obese, contribute to physiological function; the literature sup ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 29, 2018Cancer
A new treatment developed by collaborators, called metarrestin, blocks metastatic cancer cells' ability to make proteins ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 29, 2018Cancer
Our gut microbiota is unique, but many organisms are shared across populations of people. Early research shows a connec ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 28, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought of as a waste product that caused pain, a new review suggests lactate has many important roles in normal ce ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2018
Cancer
Researchers have determined that sodium thiosulfate's antioxidant properties can prevent hearing loss in pediatric cance
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 29, 2018
Microbiology
The Staphylococcus aureus bacterium can cause devastating illnesses - called staph infections - and lead to organ failur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2018
Health & Medicine
It’s a fact that overuse of alcohol can cause liver problems. Cirrhosis of the liver is often the result of long-t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug was recently developed based on capsaicin, the compound found in chili peppers that is responsible for their
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 23, 2018
Neuroscience
While millions of people work night shifts, the default for the body and the brain is based on a more traditional schedu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 18, 2018
Immunology
Use of Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy increases survival rates in Melanoma Brain Metastases patients, with a 4-year s
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 10, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Patients with a severe kind of heart disease can't always take a drug that keep their cholesterol in check.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2018
Health & Medicine
Cases of Hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV, are on the rise. In the United States, the CDC reports that there were appr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 04, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a randomized controlled trial, a TB drug by the name ‘Rifampin’ was seen to effectively kill TB
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 27, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Children treated for hepatobalstoma, a rare childhood liver cancer, often experience hearing loss when undergoing a type
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 25, 2018
Microbiology
The bacteria that live in our gut release compounds that might act as biomarkers, and may be a part of disease developme
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent research study on mouse models found that periodic treatment of estrogen and bazeedoxifene has affected estroge
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 14, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A robot arm could soon be coming to your doctor’s office to take your blood and analyze it for you. From scientist
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 13, 2018
Health & Medicine
Some ads are running on television and in major magazines about drugs for hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV. Available
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 06, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
The Governor's Chair for Molecular Biophysics at the University of Tennessee (Knoxville), Jeremy Smith, and the dire
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 04, 2018
Neuroscience
A stroke is a severe medical event that impacts brain function because the supply of oxygen is cut off during a stroke.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 01, 2018
Immunology
The unique activity of estrogen hormones and their cell receptors in the female body may explain why women are more like
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 30, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
For the first time, a form of medicinal cannabis has been shown to reduce—and even stop—seizures in some chi
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 30, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Melatonin is a hormone that regulates sleep and wakefulness through activating the melatonin receptors in the central ne
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 29, 2018
Cancer
Obesity, and the factors that lead up the state of being obese, contribute to physiological function; the literature sup
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 29, 2018
Cancer
A new treatment developed by collaborators, called metarrestin, blocks metastatic cancer cells' ability to make proteins
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 29, 2018
Cancer
Our gut microbiota is unique, but many organisms are shared across populations of people. Early research shows a connec
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 28, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought of as a waste product that caused pain, a new review suggests lactate has many important roles in normal ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch