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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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SEP 28, 2021Immunology
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Innate lymphoid cells, or ILCs, are specialized immune cells that are increasingly entering the research spotlight. Thes ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
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The viral disease, Hepatitis C, is known as a silent killer. Hepatitis C is easily spread thro ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJUL 28, 2021Earth & The Environment
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A machine learning algorithm developed by researchers at the Queen Mary University of London in the UK can rank cancer d ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 12, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
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SEP 28, 2021
Immunology
Hepatitis B infections have created a ‘silent epidemic’—infected people don’t display any sympto
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 28, 2021
Health & Medicine
Concern about the use of acetaminophen (paracetamol or N-acetyl-p-aminophenol (APAP)) during pregnancy has prompted a gr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Optical Imaging in Tissue with Near-Infrared Dyes Written By Christopher Pratt, PhD Go Long to See Deeper Imaging
...
SEP 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Muscle diseases that have a genetic basis can cause muscles to waste away, and may lead to a premature death. There aren
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2021
Immunology
A protein abundantly present in the blood plasma of astronauts is perfect for building shelters in outer space, say rese
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 22, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
While many changes have been observed in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients, amyloid plaques are considered a ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
The innovative medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific recently showed success in treating patients with
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
SEP 09, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Designer drugs are synthetic analogs of prohibited substances such as cocaine and LSD made in clandestine laboratories a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 02, 2021
Immunology
Innate lymphoid cells, or ILCs, are specialized immune cells that are increasingly entering the research spotlight. Thes
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
When a virus infects a cell, it usually takes over the cell's machinery to start churning out viral particles, which are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some research has indicated that by restricting eating in various ways, lifespan could be extended. Time-restricted eati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2021
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death around the world. Atherosclerosis is known to be a major contributo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2021
Microbiology
About one-third of Gulf war veterans have chronic and unexplained medical issues that include gastrointestinal disorders
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Schistosomiasis, also known as Bilharzia or snail fever, is a disease
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JUL 31, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
With cannabidiol (CBD) becoming increasingly available, many are wondering about its utility in treating various conditi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 29, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
The viral disease, Hepatitis C, is known as a silent killer. Hepatitis C is easily spread thro
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JUL 28, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Everything in our world, including us, is made up of chemicals. But some of those chemicals are very harmful to the natu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2021
Microbiology
The hepatitis B virus was discovered by Dr. Baruch Blumberg in 1967. World hepatitis day is commemorated on his birthday
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2021
Cancer
A new drug can kill between 95 and 100% of cancer cells in mice with human estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer. The
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 18, 2021
Cancer
Moderate alcohol use is linked to a substantially higher risk of several forms of cancer, including breast, colon, and o
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 16, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
A machine learning algorithm developed by researchers at the Queen Mary University of London in the UK can rank cancer d
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 12, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Taking testosterone supplements significantly reduces risk of heart attack and stroke among men with low levels of the h
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Metastatic cancer is the deadliest, and it can happen years after cancer has been treated to the point of remission. Met
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2021
Microbiology
Chinook salmon can be infected by a pathogen called Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) that is thought to cause heart, liver, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch