Machine Keeps Human Livers Alive for One Week outside of the Body
This breakthrough may increase the number of available organs for transplantation, saving many lives of patients with severe liver diseases or cancer
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Researchers Create Functional Mini-Liver by 3D Bioprinting
Technique developed at Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center, funded by FAPESP and hosted by the University of São Paulo, produced hepatic tissue in the laboratory in only 90 days and could become an alternative to organ transplantation in future
Researchers Show Potential Liver Cancer Treatment by Targeting Cancer Stem-Like Cells
The scientists showed that a class of small molecule drugs that target the JAK/STAT signalling pathway could be used to fight against the disease
Scientists Triple Storage Time of Human Donor Livers
NIH-funded research project develops new method to preserve human livers for transplantation
Novel Concepts for the Diagnosis of Fatty Liver and Personalized Treatment
Researchers compile key data from NAFLD research in a review article
New Blood Test Quickly Detects Liver Damage
A team of chemists announced that they have developed a "quick and robust" blood test that can detect liver damage before symptoms appear
BioIVT Acquires Ascendance Biotechnology, Expanding its Drug Safety Testing and Toxicology Portfolios
BioIVT now offers unique and proprietary bioengineered micro-liver platforms for use in environmental testing, preventive care, and product development in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical, diagnostic, cosmetics, and chemical industries
Age-Old Malaria Treatment Found to Improve Nanoparticle Delivery to Tumors
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
Acquisition will expand BioIVT’s ADME-Toxicology product line
Of Mice and Cheeseburgers: Experimental Drug Reverses Obesity-Related Liver Disease
In a recent study, scientists report that a drug called "URMC-099" reversed liver inflammation, injury, and scarring in animals fed a diet high in fat, sugar, and cholesterol