The risk of developing liver cancer is increased in people who have cirrhosis, a disease in which healthy liver tissue is ...

Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, takes a look at the clues a body may show indicating ...

Liver doctors and researchers share what it really means to detox from alcohol, and the profound benefits of this decision on ...

Accumulation of CD11c + proinflammatory adipose tissue macrophages (ATM) is an important driver of vAT inflammation. We investigated the role of ATMs in hepatic inflammation during NASH development.

Background and Aim: Recent data indicate that hepatic steatosis is associated with insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and obesity (especially central body fat distribution). There have been few ...

This inflammation can lead to changes in the liver if it persists. Changes like fibrosis, or scarring of the tissue in the liver, may lead to cirrhosis. “Liver inflammation is common and can be ...

The supplement industry is booming—but so are serious health issues tied to taking these pills and powders. Here’s what ...

Some nutrients must be changed (metabolized) in the liver before they can be used for energy or to build and repair body tissues. It makes most of the clotting factors that keep you from bleeding too ...

Cirrhosis is a condition in which scar tissue gradually replaces your healthy liver cells. It usually happens over a long period, often due to hepatitis, alcohol use disorder, or metabolic ...

This work presents an important mouse model for a liver-specific depletion of the Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) protein, where the liver retains 30% of functional full-length SMN protein. The authors ...