Researchers have identified microRNA-93 as a key genetic driver of fatty liver disease and discovered that vitamin B3 can effectively shut it down. This finding suggests a safe, widely available ...

It can be easy to overlook the liver, but the organ has a number of very important functions in the body. “The liver plays a central role in the body’s metabolism by processing fats, sugars, and ...

Liver function tests are blood tests that measure substances that the liver produces. Doctors can use these results to evaluate the health of a person’s liver. Abnormal results can indicate liver ...

Until now, doctors knew hepatic stellate cells mainly as drivers of liver fibrosis. The actual functions of this cell type have hardly been studied to date. Researchers from the German Cancer Research ...

Using human liver samples and a mouse model of cirrhosis, researchers identified epigenetic overactivation of the inflammatory PAF–PAF-R pathway in hepatic macrophages as a key driver of liver damage.

Almonds, walnuts, and pistachios are three of the best nuts for liver function, thanks to their rich nutritional profiles that support liver health, according to experts. A study published in the U.S.

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