The liver has a unique structure, especially at the level of individual cells. Hepatocytes, the main liver cells, release bile into tiny channels called bile canaliculi, which drain into the bile duct ...

More than 10,000 Americans are waiting for a liver transplant. Many more never make the list, because they are too sick to ...

More than 10,000 Americans who suffer from chronic liver disease are on a waitlist for a liver transplant, but there are not ...

The liver is remarkable for its ability to regenerate after injury, yet when this process fails, acute liver failure (ALF) carries devastating outcomes. Traditional research methods, reliant on bulk ...

Fluorescence microscopy image of a mouse liver tissue section marked with different fluorescent reporters. Local hepatocyte groups sharing the same reporter are of clonal origin. “Using spatial ...

Acute liver failure (ALF) represents a life-threatening condition marked by rapid deterioration of liver function, often necessitating urgent liver transplantation. In the United States, acetaminophen ...

Share on Pinterest Can scientists learn to reverse age-related liver damage? Image credit: Grant Faint/Getty Images. Researchers have been able to reverse age-related damage to liver cells in mice and ...

Scientists have developed injectable "mini livers" that can replicate liver function, potentially buying time for those with liver disease.

(A and B) Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded liver sections from 8~10 weeks old C57BL/6J mice were sequentially stained with markers as indicated. The upper panel shows the representative staining of ...