As people age, their immune system function declines. T cell populations become smaller and can't react to pathogens as ...

Liver disease is a major global health problem, causing over two million deaths worldwide each year. While animal models have ...

Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares ( (CNIC) have discovered a complex network of connections between tissues that allows the liver to regulate body temperature. The ...

Liver Cancer Symptoms: Persistent pain in the right side of the stomach can be a sign of liver cancer. Know the symptoms and ways to stay alert in time. Liver Cancer Symptoms : There are many types of ...

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.

In short, this study shows that beta-blockers may do more than just lower blood pressure. They might also fight harmful ...

Partial liver donation through the living liver donor program at BIDMC in Boston, MA, can help a loved one in need, and perhaps save their life.

A new study has found that tiny molecules produced by gut bacteria may help explain how our bodies manage sugar and fat—and ...

Medical science confirms our bodies naturally detoxify daily through organs like the liver and kidneys. Extreme fad detoxes, ...

It's the stuff of nightmares: Someone goes in for an operation and a fatal mistake is made. It wasn't the first time a similar error was made by the surgeon ...