Researchers from Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) in Spain have identified an effective strategy to reduce structural liver damage and improve hepatic vascular function in cirrhosis. The ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Key Takeaways Most of your liver is on the right side of your body, under your rib cage and above your stomach, with part of it extending into the middle and ...

KATY, TX / ACCESS Newswire / June 16, 2026 / In April 2026, a groundbreaking study-Selective targeting of endothelial and perivascular angiocrine ROCK2 treats liver fibrosis-was published online in ...

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 ...

Over the past decade, advances in organoid culturing methods have enabled the growth of three-dimensional cellular cultures in vitro with increasing fidelity with respect to the cellular composition, ...

The liver stands as a powerhouse organ, orchestrating a symphony of crucial functions essential for our overall health. It serves as the body’s primary detoxifier, meticulously removing harmful ...

As a highly complex organ with digestive, endocrine, and immune-regulatory functions, the liver is pivotal in maintaining physiological homeostasis through its roles in metabolism, detoxification, and ...

Liver Function Tests or LFT is a guide that provides insights about your liver health which for most part the the result are hard to read and may look like a different language. While your physician ...

Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. A liver function test checks how ...

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.

This research reveals for the first time that selective upregulation of ROCK2 in liver endothelial cells and perivascular hepatic stellate cells serves as a core mechanism driving the progression of ...