The connection between the human liver and the intestine is unique, and the “gut-liver axis” plays a vital role in regulating liver disease pathology. When homeostasis is disturbed, changes in dietary ...

The university's scientists have received a $28.5 million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to develop a transplantable 3D-printed liver patch. The initiative ...

Researching are throwing lots of ideas at the wall to see what sticks, but the U.S. just put some serious cash behind the ...

United Therapeutics’ bioengineered external liver assist system developed to treat patients with acute forms of chronic liver ...

For the first time, researchers have discovered that the accumulation of aged and failing cells, called senescent cells, in one diseased organ can spread to multiple healthy organs, causing them to ...

Immunity is not a function most people particularly associate with the liver. But because of its connection to the gut, the liver is exposed to bacterial metabolites as few other organs are. And when ...

CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CN Bio, a leading Organ-on-a-Chip (OOC) company that designs and manufactures single-and multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS), today announced the ...

Bridge to Life has received FDA De Novo clearance for its VitaSmart hypothermic oxygenated perfusion (HOPE) system for liver ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paragonix Technologies, the leading provider of donor organ preservation and transport systems, announces the clinical and commercial launch of LIVERguard™ Donor ...

John Lewis and his partner, Ava Williamson, at the Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., on Oct. 31, 2022. Lewis must travel 180 miles to Birmingham at least once a month to undergo ...

Artificial liver support systems can simulate some functions of a person’s liver. They can act as a bridge treatment for people with liver diseases until they recover or receive a transplant.