Liver

Sight and Smell of Food Kickstarts Liver Activity

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Rachel Carter

Summary: Merely seeing and smelling food can activate adaptations in liver mitochondria in mice within minutes. This response is driven by the ...

From liver to kidney: Chinese scientists pass another milestone in pig organ transplants for humans

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Rachel Carter

“It is functioning well in the recipient’s body and producing urine normally.” The transplant was conducted on March 25, only a couple ...

Experimental Therapy Could Grow You Brand New Livers

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Rachel Carter

LyGenesis cell solution with hepatocytes in suspension.Photo: LyGenesis An experimental liver-growing treatment is facing its biggest test in humans yet. This week, ...

Alcohol-related liver disease is rising in Arizona after pandemic

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Rachel Carter

Sharp rise in women drinking themselves to death The number of women succumbing to alcohol-related diseases has witnessed a dramatic surge. unbranded ...

Scientists Discover New Life-Saving Benefit of Ozempic and Semaglutide

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Rachel Carter

A nationwide study in Sweden indicates that GLP1 agonists, such as Ozempic, could lower the risk of cirrhosis and liver cancer in ...

Alarming Rise in Chronic Liver Disease Predicted by 2050

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Rachel Carter

A study forecasts a dramatic increase in chronic liver disease, particularly metabolic dysfunction-associated steatosic liver disease (MASLD), over the next 25 years ...

Magnesium Supplements Could Protect Liver From Acetaminophen

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Rachel Carter

Magnesium supplements might be able to blunt a well-known side effect of the painkiller acetaminophen, new research suggests. The study found evidence ...