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Researchers Show Potential Liver Cancer Treatment by Targeting Cancer Stem-Like Cells

October 14, 2019

The scientists showed that a class of small molecule drugs that target the JAK/STAT signalling pathway could be used to fight...

Scientists Triple Storage Time of Human Donor Livers

September 10, 2019

NIH-funded research project develops new method to preserve human livers for transplantation

Novel Concepts for the Diagnosis of Fatty Liver and Personalized Treatment

September 4, 2018

Researchers compile key data from NAFLD research in a review article

New Blood Test Quickly Detects Liver Damage

May 28, 2018

A team of chemists announced that they have developed a "quick and robust" blood test that can detect liver damage before sym...

BioIVT Acquires Ascendance Biotechnology, Expanding its Drug Safety Testing and Toxicology Portfolios

April 2, 2018

BioIVT now offers unique and proprietary bioengineered micro-liver platforms for use in environmental testing, preventive car...

Age-Old Malaria Treatment Found to Improve Nanoparticle Delivery to Tumors

November 8, 2017

Nanomedicine researchers find new use for 70-year-old drug

BioIVT Acquires Qualyst Transporter Solutions, Enables Researchers to Predict New Drug Candidates’ Impact on the Liver

September 7, 2017

Acquisition will expand BioIVT’s ADME-Toxicology product line

Of Mice and Cheeseburgers: Experimental Drug Reverses Obesity-Related Liver Disease

August 4, 2017

In a recent study, scientists report that a drug called "URMC-099" reversed liver inflammation, injury, and scarring in ...

Single Molecule microRNA Technology Proves Useful for Liver Toxicity Detection

July 11, 2017

Breakthrough research published in PLOS ONE demonstrates quantitative, PCR-free detection of microRNA

Bioengineered Human Livers Mimic Natural Development

June 16, 2017

Study uncovers previously unknown genetic-molecular crosstalk

Study: Intestinal Fungi Worsen Alcoholic Liver Disease

May 24, 2017

Reducing intestinal fungi slowed disease progression in mice

Poultry Feed with Arsenic More Problematic Than Assumed?

May 5, 2017

In a study of 1,600 chickens under controlled feeding, a research team analyzed liver samples from birds treated with Rox,&nb...

Scientists Develop Novel Chemical "Dye" to Improve Liver Cancer Imaging

May 3, 2017

New nanodiamond-based dual-mode contrast agent provides clearer and more accurate images of liver tumors at lower dosages...

Spermidine-Rich Foods May Prevent Liver Cancer, Extend Lifespan

April 21, 2017

Spermidine—a compound found in foods like aged cheese, mushrooms, soy products, legumes, corn, and whole grains—s...

Fat Cells Step in to Help Liver during Fasting

March 21, 2017

Study may have implications for several diseases, including diabetes, cancer, and neurological disorders

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