A genetically modified porcine liver has been successfully transplanted into a human subject, constituting a historic precedent in the field of organ transplantation. The liver demonstrated functional ...

(CNN) — Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human. The liver was transplanted last year into a person who was ...

The liver is one of the human body’s most impressive organs, able to regenerate itself even after it’s damaged or a bit of it ...

We’ve reached a new frontier in organ transplantation. In a medical first, scientists announced this week that they successfully kept a genetically modified pig liver functioning inside a human ...

Cancers often release molecules into the bloodstream that pathologically alter the liver, shifting it to an inflammatory state, causing fat buildup and impairing its normal detoxifying functions, ...

Your liver can heal, but rising risks from alcohol and fatty liver disease are hitting the young hard. Learn simple steps to ...

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Toxic “forever chemicals” are altering human liver function at a fundamental level by triggering both fat accumulation and cancer-linked cell damage, a new study has found. Several of these compounds, ...

Drinking diet and sugary beverages may raise the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by up to 60%, according to new research.