Liver disease is a broad term that can describe any issue that damages the liver and affects its function. Possible causes include infections, genetic conditions, autoimmune disorders, and cancer ...

Popular liver supplements such as milk thistle, artichoke, dandelion, turmeric, vitamin C, and others are often marketed with claims that they detoxify or cleanse the liver. However, research suggests ...

In the U.S. last year, surgeons at the University of Pennsylvania attempted that sort of “bridge” support by externally attaching a pig liver to a brain-dead human body to filter blood ...

“This is the first time we tried to unravel whether the pig liver could work well in the human body and … whether it could replace the original human liver in the future. It is our dream to ...

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 ...

Livers have proved trickier -- and had not previously been tested out inside a human body. But with a huge and growing demand for liver donations across the world, researchers hope that gene ...

A schematic diagram of the surgery ... of human genes to make the organ more compatible with the human body. When the transplant took place, it was not a complete replacement of the patient's liver, ...

The liver was transplanted last year into a person who was brain-dead, and it “functioned very well in the human body” for 10 days, the researchers said. The blood flow to the organ was good ...

"Surgery was really successful," he told a news conference. "The liver from the pig functioned very well in the human body. So it's a great achievement." Hearts and kidneys from genetically ...

The study offers the latest evidence that gene-modified pig organs could be a viable option for people suffering from organ failure. View on euronews ...

The researchers found that the genetically modified pig liver could function in a human body — at least for 10 days. The surgery was performed at Xijing Hospital in Xi'an, China, and their ...

(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 ...