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 have now determined that ...

If you have metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), it’s critical to monitor your liver health. Blood tests that measure liver function are one way to do that. Many at-home ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a draft guidance on how to design trials and analyze data from studies examining the pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of drugs in ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common form of primary liver cancer, sits at the center of one of the most algorithm-driven fields in oncology. The Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging ...

Congenital hepatic fibrosis is a type of liver disease that is present from birth. It typically affects the function of the bile ducts and the veins that carry blood from the digestive tract to the ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Salix Pharmaceuticals' diarrhea drug Xifaxan should be cleared to treat patients with a debilitating liver disorder, but more study would still be needed after approval, ...