Every day, the liver packages fat and releases it into the bloodstream to fuel the body, supplying energy to the heart, ...

An ambitious study has explored how the oral microbiome may affect our metabolic health, raising hopes that conditions like ...

Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center provide critical insight into how the brain and body work together to ...

As a hepatologist, Aleksander Krag has always sought to improve the prognosis of patients with liver disease, whom, he tells The Lancet, he often thinks of as a fictional patient he calls “Henry”. His ...

There is considerable evidence that microplastics and nanoplastics are present in the livers of humans, and wild animal ...

“Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbage, and brussels sprouts are some of the best foods you can ...

Due to limited evidence, the effect of liver support systems used alongside standard care compared with standard care alone in people with acute liver failure (rapid loss of liver function) is unclear ...

Study helps lay the foundations for a future of “smart” tissue therapeutics that can be scaled to a patient’s needs.

As we go about our day, the trillions of cells in our bodies run like well-oiled machines: continually sensing what's happening around them and making modifications to keep us humming along. Like ...

Following the success of the first volume of this Research Topic, which resulted in 17 published articles, this second edition continues to explore safe and ...