A novel 3D cell culture method has been developed that encourages liver progenitor cells to self-organize and form blood vessel networks for the first time. The development of accurate liver organoids ...

Dr. Vadim Jucaud's lab at the Terasaki Institute has developed a vascularized liver tissueoid-on-a-chip (LToC) platform that recapitulates key structural, functional, and immunological features of ...

Engineered tissue grafts could take on the liver’s function and help thousands of people with liver failure. More than 10,000 Americans who suffer from chronic liver disease are on a waitlist for a ...

More than 10,000 Americans are waiting for a liver transplant. Many more never make the list, because they are too sick to handle a major surgery. That gap is why an idea that sounds a little strange ...

Share on Pinterest Can scientists learn to reverse age-related liver damage? Image credit: Grant Faint/Getty Images. Researchers have been able to reverse age-related damage to liver cells in mice and ...

Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria, the 'powerhouses' of our cells, allows us to make the fuel we need from sugars, a ...

Fatty liver disease is a condition that happens when too much fat builds up inside the liver. The liver is one of the most ...