Five common habits that might be harming your liver
The liver is one of the hardest working organs in the human body. It detoxifies harmful substances, helps with digestion, stores nutrients, and regulates metabolism.
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Digestive System Diseases: News and Research on Hepatic Insufficiency
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Signals from dying cells may spur liver regeneration after acetaminophen injury
Acetaminophen is the most frequently taken fever and pain medication worldwide, but overdosing can be toxic to liver cells. In the United States, about 1,600 cases of acute liver failure and 500 deaths occur each year due ...
May 8, 2025
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Smart lactation pads can monitor safety of breast milk in real time
Scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) have developed a lactation pad equipped with sensing technology that allows parents of newborns to monitor breast milk in real time.
May 7, 2025
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FDA OKs trial of pig livers as dialysis-like treatment for liver failure
U.S. researchers will soon test whether livers from a gene-edited pig could treat people with sudden liver failure—by temporarily filtering their blood so their own organ can rest and maybe heal.
Apr 15, 2025
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Chinese woman is third person to get a gene-edited pig kidney
A Chinese woman is the third person in the world living with a gene-edited pig kidney, and nearly three weeks after surgery, doctors say she's doing well.
Mar 30, 2025
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Chinese doctors implant pig liver in human for first time
Chinese doctors said Wednesday that they had transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time, raising hopes of a life-saving donor option for patients in the future.
Mar 26, 2025
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How the FDA allows companies to add secret ingredients to food
It's a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule that most Americans know little about, yet gives corporations the license to add potentially harmful ingredients to foods without regulatory oversight or public notice.
Dec 9, 2024
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New prognostic model enhances survival prediction in liver failure
Researchers have unveiled an advancement in liver failure care: the CATCH-LIFE-MELD score (Chinese Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Consortium (CATCH-LIFE)-MELD score). This innovative tool, developed by an international team ...
Nov 26, 2024
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Cell aging in liver can snowball into multi-organ failure, study demonstrates
The aging and failure of cells that occurs when the liver is damaged can spread to other organs, suggests a new study in mice and humans from researchers at UCL, the University of Edinburgh and the CRUK Scotland Institute.
Nov 13, 2024
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Understanding hepatitis C
Around 2 to 3 million people live with hepatitis C in the U.S. and 40% of those people (roughly 800,000) were not even aware that they had the infection. Hepatitis C is common and completely treatable.
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