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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 18, 2017Microbiology
Malaria has been a global health problem for ages; it comes from a parasite that is over 130 million years old and is re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2017Immunology
Both natural and artificial bestowal of long-term immunity comes with risks. The same pathogen or vaccine that is confer ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 06, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The ability to efficiently and cleanly break common chemical bonds is of great interest to pharmaceutical and industrial ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 03, 2017Videos
Some of you may remember the slogan when DDT became big: "DDT is good for me," sung in a little jingly voice. Of course ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 01, 2017Microbiology
Vaccines are meant to preemptively protect the body from infection, and while it is possible to produce such protective ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2016Health & Medicine
If healthy eating is part of your New Year’s Resolution for 2017, adding microgreens might need to be included. A ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 27, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Obesity is a common epidemic worldwide, but scientists are now bringing to light an associated health issue, fatty liver ...Written By: Jennifer EllisDEC 25, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Exercise is generally seen as good for the body, but new work from researchers at Baylor College of Medicine demonstrate ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A diet that contains a lot of fat is known to be a poor choice for good heath in part because it can cause metabolic syn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2016Cancer
If a cancer is caused by the over-activation of proteins that enhance growth, then blocking these enzymes should stunt t ...DEC 07, 2016Cancer
Holidays festivities and celebrations usually call for a glass of wine (or two). But this holiday season, a study sugges ...DEC 01, 2016Microbiology
All animals host a community of microorganisms in their gastrointestinal tracts, and there has been a lot of research in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2016Immunology
Hepatitis C virus protects itself from the immune system by blocking signals that trigger a response in liver cells. Sci ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 23, 2016Microbiology
There is a rich community of microbes residing in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals including humans, the microbiom ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2016Cancer
To study the effect of constant, chronic jet lag on health risks, scientists at the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas ...NOV 21, 2016Cancer
Scientists at the University of Leeds announced the discovery of a virus that can kill liver cancer cells. The virus is ...NOV 10, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists from the Los Alamos National Laboratory hope to squash any preconceived notions that the occasional cigarette ...NOV 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Engineers and scientists have long been trying to use cells to manufacture molecules that humans need, like biofuel or m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Neglected diseases are those that affect the world’s poor and are usually common in tropical areas. A new discover ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare medical case, doctors determined that a man’s sudden onset of acute hepatitis – inflammation of th ...NOV 03, 2016Plants & Animals
Researchers from the University of Malaga in Spain recently come across a shark embryo with two heads, something that is ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 02, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Diagnosing Sepsis Earlier to Save Lives Using MicrofluidicsWritten By: Jennifer EllisNOV 02, 2016Cancer
Increasingly, doctors are recognizing the impact of genetic differences on disease and treatment outcomes. This realizat ...NOV 01, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are divided into organelles that help accomplish all of the various tasks of a cell. One organelle, the mitochondr ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2017
Microbiology
Malaria has been a global health problem for ages; it comes from a parasite that is over 130 million years old and is re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2017
Immunology
Both natural and artificial bestowal of long-term immunity comes with risks. The same pathogen or vaccine that is confer
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 06, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The ability to efficiently and cleanly break common chemical bonds is of great interest to pharmaceutical and industrial
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 03, 2017
Videos
Some of you may remember the slogan when DDT became big: "DDT is good for me," sung in a little jingly voice. Of course
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 01, 2017
Microbiology
Vaccines are meant to preemptively protect the body from infection, and while it is possible to produce such protective
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2016
Health & Medicine
If healthy eating is part of your New Year’s Resolution for 2017, adding microgreens might need to be included. A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 27, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Obesity is a common epidemic worldwide, but scientists are now bringing to light an associated health issue, fatty liver
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 25, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Exercise is generally seen as good for the body, but new work from researchers at Baylor College of Medicine demonstrate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A diet that contains a lot of fat is known to be a poor choice for good heath in part because it can cause metabolic syn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2016
Cancer
If a cancer is caused by the over-activation of proteins that enhance growth, then blocking these enzymes should stunt t
...
DEC 07, 2016
Cancer
Holidays festivities and celebrations usually call for a glass of wine (or two). But this holiday season, a study sugges
...
DEC 01, 2016
Microbiology
All animals host a community of microorganisms in their gastrointestinal tracts, and there has been a lot of research in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2016
Immunology
Hepatitis C virus protects itself from the immune system by blocking signals that trigger a response in liver cells. Sci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 23, 2016
Microbiology
There is a rich community of microbes residing in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals including humans, the microbiom
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2016
Cancer
To study the effect of constant, chronic jet lag on health risks, scientists at the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas
...
NOV 21, 2016
Cancer
Scientists at the University of Leeds announced the discovery of a virus that can kill liver cancer cells. The virus is
...
NOV 10, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists from the Los Alamos National Laboratory hope to squash any preconceived notions that the occasional cigarette
...
NOV 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Engineers and scientists have long been trying to use cells to manufacture molecules that humans need, like biofuel or m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neglected diseases are those that affect the world’s poor and are usually common in tropical areas. A new discover
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare medical case, doctors determined that a man’s sudden onset of acute hepatitis – inflammation of th
...
NOV 03, 2016
Plants & Animals
Researchers from the University of Malaga in Spain recently come across a shark embryo with two heads, something that is
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 02, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Diagnosing Sepsis Earlier to Save Lives Using Microfluidics
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 02, 2016
Cancer
Increasingly, doctors are recognizing the impact of genetic differences on disease and treatment outcomes. This realizat
...
NOV 01, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are divided into organelles that help accomplish all of the various tasks of a cell. One organelle, the mitochondr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch