Liver
A recipe for mini livers
23 Apr 2021For the first time, researchers have generated lab-grown livers that have functioning bile canaliculi, an important step towards modeling complex liver diseases.
Delivering a renewable source of Kupffer cells
24 May 2019A*STAR researchers have devised a method to generate a renewable source of mature human Kupffer cells for liver toxicity bioassays.
Metabolic remodeling during regeneration
5 Mar 2019Insights into the molecular changes in regenerating liver cells may reveal ways to help patients recover from surgery or disease
Newly identified cells in liver protection role
15 May 2018A
subset of immune cells in the liver shields it from bacteria in the gut
Relocated enzymes make cancer more mobile
18 Apr 2018Relocation
of enzymes involved in protein modification makes it easier for cancer to
spread
Gut bacteria implicated in liver inflammation
15 Jan 2018The
effect of gut bacteria on specific immune cells is behind persistent liver
inflammation in chronic viral hepatitis
Taking the witchcraft out of vaccine development
3 Jan 2017Studying the body’s immune response to malaria infection could help scientists find life-saving vaccines
Directing cell fates
14 Jul 2015A master gene determines whether cells become pancreatic or liver cells
A roadmap for pure organ cells
17 Jun 2014A new strategy minimizes the cellular contaminants that usually plague the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells
Awakening the body’s anticancer defenses
4 Jun 2013Targeted stimulation of an immune pathway may help the body to fight back against liver cancer
An integrative approach to liver cancer
28 Aug 2012New research sheds light on the molecular mechanisms by which a virus contributes to cancer
A simulator for liver blood vessels
27 Mar 2012The latest technology can automatically generate 3D models of the liver’s blood vascular system