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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 13, 2017Microbiology
New research shows that taking a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) for acid reflux alters your gut microbiome to promote liver ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 05, 2017Cancer
The link between obesity and cancer just got even more real. A recent report finds that over 40 percent of cancer cases ...OCT 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers compared the effects of conventional soybean oil to genetically modified soybean oil.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2017Cancer
A drug commonly used to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease may have the capacity to stop pancreatic tumor cells ...SEP 28, 2017Videos
A rare eye cancer called Choroidal Melanoma strikes about six out of a million people each year. As a result of a Freedo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 27, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Our body is made up of many different kinds of cells, and inside each cell are organelles, tiny machines that help carry ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2017Videos
The Koch Institute at MIT presents awards for amazing microscopy images. One winner, "Mind the Gap," is seen here. The i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2017Microbiology
A new type of enzyme has been discovered in hundreds of bacterial species, and researchers say it helps reveal how bacte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2017Plants & Animals
Giant panda lovers have a reason to feel a little melancholy this week, as the world’s oldest captive giant panda ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 14, 2017Microbiology
Leishmaniasis isn’t pretty - Leishmania is a parasite that causes skin ulcers and can damage internal organs. Luck ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 02, 2017Videos
How many hot dogs can you consume in a sitting? Two, three, and maybe four if you're really hungry? For eating champion ...SEP 02, 2017Cancer
Steve Jobs, the late co-founder and CEO of Apple, would have been intrigued by a new app that researchers say can detect ...AUG 30, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
After waiting for months and even years for a kidney, those who had a successful kidney transplant must still continue t ...AUG 29, 2017Cancer
It’s no secret that obesity is a risk factor for several health conditions, including cancer. But specific to canc ...AUG 28, 2017Cardiology
First discovered in 1979, natriuretic peptides (NPs) play a variety of roles in the body, some not yet understood. But a ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Almonds have been known to lower levels of bad cholesterol, new works shows they may have other benefits.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2017Cardiology
A heart attack wounds the heart similar to the way a deep cut wounds the skin: it leaves a scar. However, a scar on the ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 21, 2017Immunology
We often think of antibodies and vaccines when we talk about viral infection, but there’s another part of the immu ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In a new twist on the old adage, 'you are what you eat,' researchers have found a connection between snacking at night a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 15, 2017Cardiology
Inflammation in the liver and boosted cholesterol levels in the blood vessels create the perfect storm for vascular dise ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 11, 2017Microbiology
Until today, I had never, ever heard of a plant-based vaccine. There are lots of reasons why plant-based vaccines are a ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 05, 2017Microbiology
There are several kinds of hepatitis, and while types A, B, and C get attention, hepatitis E (HEV) is becoming more prev ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2017Videos
The liver is often overshadowed by other major organs, such as the heart and the brain. But make no mistake about it, wi ...
OCT 13, 2017
Microbiology
New research shows that taking a proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) for acid reflux alters your gut microbiome to promote liver
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 05, 2017
Cancer
The link between obesity and cancer just got even more real. A recent report finds that over 40 percent of cancer cases
...
OCT 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers compared the effects of conventional soybean oil to genetically modified soybean oil.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2017
Cancer
A drug commonly used to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease may have the capacity to stop pancreatic tumor cells
...
SEP 28, 2017
Videos
A rare eye cancer called Choroidal Melanoma strikes about six out of a million people each year. As a result of a Freedo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our body is made up of many different kinds of cells, and inside each cell are organelles, tiny machines that help carry
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2017
Videos
The Koch Institute at MIT presents awards for amazing microscopy images. One winner, "Mind the Gap," is seen here. The i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2017
Microbiology
A new type of enzyme has been discovered in hundreds of bacterial species, and researchers say it helps reveal how bacte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
Giant panda lovers have a reason to feel a little melancholy this week, as the world’s oldest captive giant panda
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 14, 2017
Microbiology
Leishmaniasis isn’t pretty - Leishmania is a parasite that causes skin ulcers and can damage internal organs. Luck
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 02, 2017
Videos
How many hot dogs can you consume in a sitting? Two, three, and maybe four if you're really hungry? For eating champion
...
SEP 02, 2017
Cancer
Steve Jobs, the late co-founder and CEO of Apple, would have been intrigued by a new app that researchers say can detect
...
AUG 30, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
After waiting for months and even years for a kidney, those who had a successful kidney transplant must still continue t
...
AUG 29, 2017
Cancer
It’s no secret that obesity is a risk factor for several health conditions, including cancer. But specific to canc
...
AUG 28, 2017
Cardiology
First discovered in 1979, natriuretic peptides (NPs) play a variety of roles in the body, some not yet understood. But a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Almonds have been known to lower levels of bad cholesterol, new works shows they may have other benefits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2017
Cardiology
A heart attack wounds the heart similar to the way a deep cut wounds the skin: it leaves a scar. However, a scar on the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 21, 2017
Immunology
We often think of antibodies and vaccines when we talk about viral infection, but there’s another part of the immu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a new twist on the old adage, 'you are what you eat,' researchers have found a connection between snacking at night a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 15, 2017
Cardiology
Inflammation in the liver and boosted cholesterol levels in the blood vessels create the perfect storm for vascular dise
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 11, 2017
Microbiology
Until today, I had never, ever heard of a plant-based vaccine. There are lots of reasons why plant-based vaccines are a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 05, 2017
Microbiology
There are several kinds of hepatitis, and while types A, B, and C get attention, hepatitis E (HEV) is becoming more prev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2017
Videos
The liver is often overshadowed by other major organs, such as the heart and the brain. But make no mistake about it, wi
...