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New human 'multi-zonal' liver organoids improve injury survival rate in ro
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
One of the reasons our livers excel at clearing waste from our blood system is because the organ functions according to three key "zones" that perform specific major tasks.
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Liver-targeting medicine reverses obesity, lowers cholesterol in mice: Res
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A biomedical engineer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst used a nanogel-based carrier developed in his lab to deliver a medicine solely to the livers of obese mice, thereby curing their diet-induced disease
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Transforming Lives with Multidisciplinary Liver Transplant Care at Jehangi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 21: Many patients in India undergo liver transplant yearly, and approximately over thousands of people are added to the donor waitlist as per a recent survey. Almost all (95%) liver transplants are whole livers that are secured from deceased donors. Partial t
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Advanced technologies enhance safety and success of liver transplants at J
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 7: Over 8,500 patients in India undergo liver transplants yearly, and approximately 12,500 people are added to the donor waitlist as per the survey by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Almost all (95 per cent) liver transplants are whol
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Glass frogs become transparent by hiding red blood cells in their liver, r
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the findings of a recent study, glassfrogs make themselves transparent while they rest by taking red blood cells from circulation and concealing them in their livers.
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Glass frogs achieve pack red blood cells in mirror-coated liver: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New research shows that glass frogs known for their highly transparent undersides and muscles perform their "disappearing acts" by stowing away nearly all of their red blood cells into their uniquely reflective livers.
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Glass frogs achieve transparency by packing red blood cells into mirror-co
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New research shows that glass frogs known for their highly transparent undersides and muscles perform their "disappearing acts" by stowing away nearly all of their red blood cells into their uniquely reflective livers. The study, led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History an
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Leprosy has potential to regenerate livers: Research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Although leprosy is among the oldest and most enduring diseases in the world, the bacteria that cause it may also have a surprisingly strong capacity to grow and regenerate an essential organ.
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Study finds leprosy has potential to regenerate livers
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers have discovered that parasites associated with leprosy can reprogramme cells to increase the size of a liver in adult animals without causing damage, scarring or tumors.
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Research suggests livers can stay functional for over 100 years
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 17 (ANI): According to researchers from the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, and TransMedics, Andover, Massachusetts, there is a small, but growing, subset of livers that have been transplanted and have a cumulative age of more than 100 y
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Two sisters donate 'half of their livers' to save their only brother, all
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, August 21: A 14-year-old underwent a dual lobe liver transplant. However, what makes it rare and the country's first case is the involvement of sisters by giving half of their livers to save their brother's life.
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Study reveals aerobic exercise could have final say on fatty livers
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], August 2 (ANI): A new study highlights that fitness may be a more important clinical endpoint for improvement in patients with fatty liver diseases during exercise trials, rather than weight loss.
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