Portal hypertension (PH), a serious complication of liver cirrhosis, is defined as a pressure gradient > 5 mmHg between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava. When the hepatic venous pressure ...

Researchers at Inserm's Physics for Medicine Institute have developed a novel ultrasound probe that can map the blood flow of an entire organ in four dimensions—three spatial dimensions plus time—in ...

Leveraging human organoid-based mechanistic investigation, researchers reveal how an immunosuppressive drug, antithymocyte globulin (ATG), induces injury to blood vessels in the liver. According to ...

Rising summer heat causes dehydration resulting in reduced blood flow to kidneys and stressing liver function which spikes ...

Congenital hepatic fibrosis is a type of liver disease that is present from birth. It typically affects the function of the bile ducts and the veins that carry blood from the digestive tract to the ...

Early screening for liver disease in type 2 diabetes is crucial for improving patient outcomes and preventing severe ...