Gallstones comprise cholesterol stones, pigment stones and ‘mixed stones’, which are stones comprising different ratios of pigment and cholesterol. — Wikimedia Commons Gallstones are a common health ...
Bile duct cancer is medically known as Cholangiocarcinoma. It refers to cancers that arise in the intrahepatic, perihilar, or distal biliary tree. Although it accounts for only about 3% of ...
A patient in China with hepatocellular carcinoma survived 171 days following xenotransplantation with a genetically modified pig liver, the first evidence of the procedure’s feasibility in a living ...
Scientists in China achieve the first successful liver support therapy using ex vivo perfusion and a gene-edited pig.
A new study shows that lowering protein intake could slow liver cancer in people with damaged livers. Researchers found that ...
A protein, the farnesoid X receptor, that is a key modulator of fat, glucose and cholesterol levels in the body usually works in tandem with another protein, but new research shows it can also work ...
Navi Mumbai, March 5: A 39-year-old woman in her first trimester of an IVF pregnancy was successfully treated for a ...
Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...
Adding carrot juice with a pinch of turmeric to your daily diet can be an easy way to boost your immunity. Carrots are also a ...
Many organs play important roles, but not all of them are required for survival. Some are removed because of injury, and ...
Cholesterol is often considered harmful, but it is needed by the body to perform several functions. The problem lies in high ...
Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance your body needs to function. It’s a building block for every cell membrane, it helps your body make steroid hormones (like estrogen and testosterone), it’s ...