HHMI researchers solve a longstanding mystery about the origin of new cells in the liver. Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists have identified stem cells in the liver that give rise to ...

Until now, doctors knew hepatic stellate cells mainly as drivers of liver fibrosis. The actual functions of this cell type have hardly been studied to date. Researchers have now determined that ...

They also showed in EPP liver cell culture models that the histamine ... of protoporphyrin in the liver, bone marrow, red cells, and plasma. "There is an unmet need for these patients," said ...

Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is a rare disease that may present de novoor secondary to plasma cell myeloma. Advanced disease and extramedullary involvement are common clinical features at presentation.