This study aimed to explore the role of TM6SF2 in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced MASLD through the gut-liver axis. TM6SF2 GKO mice fed an HFD showed elevated liver and intestinal lipid deposition ...

A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS for short) is a procedure meant to help blood flow more easily through your liver. It’s usually done to treat complications caused by liver ...

Today, LyGenesis announced that an initial volunteer has received an injection of donor cells to turn one of their lymph nodes into a second liver. The procedure was carried out in Houston on ...

The experimental procedure took place in Houston on March 25. It is part of a Phase 2a clinical trial that will test this treatment in 12 adults who have end-stage liver disease (ESLD).

Today, LyGenesis announced that an initial volunteer has received an injection of donor cells to turn one of their lymph nodes into a second liver. The procedure was carried out in Houston on ...

For the first time, researchers have successfully connected a functioning liver from a genetically modified pig to a human body.* In a step toward testing the procedure in living people ...

Matching a patient in need of an organ transplant with a healthy liver is critical, but an innovative surgical procedure is expected to expand the pool of eligible donors. VCU Health Hume-Lee ...

So they took an unusual approach: they also replaced her healthy liver. The procedure was a groundbreaking success. Two weeks after Adriana Rodriguez from Bellingham, Washington gave birth to her ...

A new study published in Microbiology Spectrum reports the establishment of a liver-humanized NSG-PiZ mouse model that is fully permissive to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. In this model, HBV can ...

The idea for the ambitious technique comes from LyGenesis’s chief scientific officer, Dr Eric Lagasse, an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh. More than a decade ago, he found that in ...

Healthcare professionals mainly use it to diagnose liver disease, such as cirrhosis. They can also use the procedure to monitor the severity of an existing disease or to see how previous ...