A more recent approach is transplantation of mature liver cells, known as hepatocytes. “The problem is obtaining sufficient quantities of fully functioning hepatocytes,” says Ochiya.

Liver function tests are blood tests that assess how well your liver is working by measuring levels of certain enzymes and ...

HHMI researchers solve a longstanding mystery about the origin of new cells in the liver. Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists have identified stem cells in the liver that give rise to ...

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) once looked likely to avoid such attacks. However, recent studies have shown that some MSCs are more immunogenic than others. Liver-derived MSCs, such as Promethera ...

The aging and failure of cells that occurs when the liver is damaged can spread to other organs, suggests a new study in mice ...

Scientists have long been trying to tease apart hepatitis A virus, to understand its inner workings and how it functions in ...

A team of researchers led by Professor Ningling Kang, PhD, at The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, has published an ...

Controlling the dissolved oxygen in bioreactors sets the stage for developing new treatments for liver disease.

Department of Radiation Oncology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China ...