Harvard researchers find switch that causes mature liver cells to revert back to stem cell-like state Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists at Boston Children’s Hospital have new evid... Read more
Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a 3D-printed device inspired by the liver to remove dangerous toxins from the blood. The device, which is designed to... Read more
They have discovered a way to transform skin cells into mature, fully functioning liver cells that flourish on their own, even after being transplanted into laboratory animals modified to mi... Read more
Possible to use them for regenerative therapies, repairing damaged organs or tissues in the body, and treating conditions such as type I diabetes or liver disease A new method for creating s... Read more
Researchers have generated functional hepatocytes from human stem cells, transplanted them into mice with acute liver injury, and shown the ability of these stem-cell derived human liver cel... Read more
These compounds are promising candidates for acetaminophen replacements Efforts to develop a safer form of acetaminophen — the pain- and fever-reducer that is one of the most widely used dru... Read more
Donor organ allocation policy could be changed to nearly eliminate waitlist mortality for children —without additional risk to adult recipients. Split liver transplantation carries no increa... Read more
Researchers identify compounds that help liver cells grow outside the body. Prometheus, the mythological figure who stole fire from the gods, was punished for this theft by being bound to a... Read more
Organovo announced that it has succeeded in using the device to create three-dimensional functioning human livers Back in 2009, we heard about a 3D bio-printer that had been developed throug... Read more
In a world first, a donated human liver has been ‘kept alive’ outside a human being and then successfully transplanted into a patient in need of a new liver. So far the procedure... Read more
SELF-REPAIR The liver is one of the few organs in our body that can regenerate itself, but how it occurs is a biological mystery. New research from BRIC, University of Copenhagen and the Fin... Read more
Chronic or acute, liver failure can be deadly. Toxins take over, the skin turns yellow and higher brain function slows. “There is no effective therapy at the moment to deal with the toxins t... Read more
New devices may help bring drugs to market faster One of the most challenging aspects of drug development is testing. Scientists are forced either to experiment on whole animals, which is ex... Read more