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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 25, 2016Immunology
LA JOLLA, CA—October 24, 2016—Researchers have been trying for decades to develop a vaccine against the glob ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)OCT 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Modifications to DNA and RNA can exert a powerful influence on gene expression. The most modification to RNA, the interm ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2016Chemistry & Physics
There might be a new kind of anti-viral medication coming to a pharmacy near you. An international research group led by ...Written By: Jennifer EllisOCT 03, 2016Earth & The Environment
The extensive natural resources of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Northern Colombia have been plumaged from years o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 01, 2016Cardiology
For the first time ever, a technology called “Cardioband” was successfully used to repair a leaky tricuspid ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 27, 2016Immunology
Scientists from Stanford University accidentally discovered a new cancer treatment, and it’s got all of the anti-c ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 23, 2016Cancer
Earlier this week, I reported that scientists discovered how some cancers apparently switched off their sweet tooth to b ...SEP 07, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Aging has long been a bane of human existence and people seem to have tried everything to delay or stop it. Resear ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2016Cancer
A common trace element may influence liver cancer risks, researchers from Germany reported. Specifically, the study foun ...SEP 01, 2016Neuroscience
Organ donation is one of the best ways to save a life. Every day thousands of patients on waiting lists for hearts, kidn ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 29, 2016Cancer
A recent study recently found that being overweight is now linked to 8 more cancers, including stomach and pancreatic ca ...AUG 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Noroviruses are common; they are the primary cause of viral gastroenteritis in people and are infamous for ruining the v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2016Cancer
The unpredictable progression of melanoma makes it one of the most deadly form of skin cancers. Now researchers say they ...AUG 17, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s tragically ironic that in medicine, sometimes the cure is almost as harmful as the poison. This is the case f ...AUG 07, 2016Microbiology
The Silk Road has been implicated in the transmission of infectious disease, and it’s no longer an educated guess. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A new sequencing technique that seeks to reveal important details about RNA has been developed by investigators at UCLA. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2016Videos
Settling in for a nice glass of wine, or relaxing with a cold beer? While some studies have shown that the properties of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 28, 2016Cancer
Metastatic melanoma is one of the most savage killers in its ability to escape detection and spread to other parts of th ...JUL 28, 2016Immunology
A molecule involved in boosting the immune response in cases of cancer has now been associated with bacterial pneumonia ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 20, 2016Microbiology
As you can see in the video below, doctors and scientists have been intrigued by the effect gastric bypass surgery has o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – July 20, 2016 – In a new study, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have iden ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 19, 2016Immunology
Thousands of deaths in patients with hepatic cirrhosis result from bacterial infections that individuals with healthy im ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 13, 2016Videos
Li Gu, a post-doctoral fellow, talks about his award-winning image in this video from MIT's Koch Institute. Gu works in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2016Videos
Most babies are born without any issues, but in some circumstances, some babies are born with organs outside of their bo ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 25, 2016
Immunology
LA JOLLA, CA—October 24, 2016—Researchers have been trying for decades to develop a vaccine against the glob
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
OCT 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Modifications to DNA and RNA can exert a powerful influence on gene expression. The most modification to RNA, the interm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
There might be a new kind of anti-viral medication coming to a pharmacy near you. An international research group led by
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 03, 2016
Earth & The Environment
The extensive natural resources of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Northern Colombia have been plumaged from years o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 01, 2016
Cardiology
For the first time ever, a technology called “Cardioband” was successfully used to repair a leaky tricuspid
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 27, 2016
Immunology
Scientists from Stanford University accidentally discovered a new cancer treatment, and it’s got all of the anti-c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 23, 2016
Cancer
Earlier this week, I reported that scientists discovered how some cancers apparently switched off their sweet tooth to b
...
SEP 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Aging has long been a bane of human existence and people seem to have tried everything to delay or stop it. Resear
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2016
Cancer
A common trace element may influence liver cancer risks, researchers from Germany reported. Specifically, the study foun
...
SEP 01, 2016
Neuroscience
Organ donation is one of the best ways to save a life. Every day thousands of patients on waiting lists for hearts, kidn
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 29, 2016
Cancer
A recent study recently found that being overweight is now linked to 8 more cancers, including stomach and pancreatic ca
...
AUG 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Noroviruses are common; they are the primary cause of viral gastroenteritis in people and are infamous for ruining the v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2016
Cancer
The unpredictable progression of melanoma makes it one of the most deadly form of skin cancers. Now researchers say they
...
AUG 17, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s tragically ironic that in medicine, sometimes the cure is almost as harmful as the poison. This is the case f
...
AUG 07, 2016
Microbiology
The Silk Road has been implicated in the transmission of infectious disease, and it’s no longer an educated guess.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new sequencing technique that seeks to reveal important details about RNA has been developed by investigators at UCLA.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2016
Videos
Settling in for a nice glass of wine, or relaxing with a cold beer? While some studies have shown that the properties of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 28, 2016
Cancer
Metastatic melanoma is one of the most savage killers in its ability to escape detection and spread to other parts of th
...
JUL 28, 2016
Immunology
A molecule involved in boosting the immune response in cases of cancer has now been associated with bacterial pneumonia
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 20, 2016
Microbiology
As you can see in the video below, doctors and scientists have been intrigued by the effect gastric bypass surgery has o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – July 20, 2016 – In a new study, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have iden
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 19, 2016
Immunology
Thousands of deaths in patients with hepatic cirrhosis result from bacterial infections that individuals with healthy im
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 13, 2016
Videos
Li Gu, a post-doctoral fellow, talks about his award-winning image in this video from MIT's Koch Institute. Gu works in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2016
Videos
Most babies are born without any issues, but in some circumstances, some babies are born with organs outside of their bo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard