Learn how nonalcoholic fatty liver disease develops, its warning signs, and the steps to help safeguard the liver.

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 ...

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 brain-dead ...

Surgeons have carried out the world's first liver transplant from a pig into a human recipient. The operation, carried out in China, used a liver from a pig that had been genetically modified to ...

The first transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human was undertaken by Chinese researchers last year, according to a new, peer-reviewed study. The patient was clinically brain ...

The stage of primary liver cancer tells you how big it is and whether it has spread to other parts of the body. This helps your doctor recommend the best treatment for you. Primary liver cancer is ...

Bile duct cancer can move to your lymph nodes, liver, other parts of your abdominal cavity, or more distant parts of your body. Cancer is considered metastatic when it has spread to distant regions.

Some people with other types of liver cancer can have high levels of a chemical called alpha fetoprotein (AFP) in their blood. This is usually not the case for people with fibrolamellar carcinoma.

Another small but interesting technical detail that’s been discovered in F1 2025 testing, this time on the Mercedes W16, is a duct that’s embedded in the floor. Given its location there’s ...

Background: Liver damage due to long-term viral infection, alcohol consumption, autoimmune decline, and other factors could lead to the gradual development of liver fibrosis. Unfortunately, until now, ...