Secret boss of the liver: Star-shaped cells that promote fibrosis also regulate liver health
Researchers from Columbia University and the German Cancer Center have found that stellate cells—star-shaped liver cells long ...
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Northwestern surgeons perform first-of-its-kind split liver transplant in US
In a historic medical breakthrough, Northwestern Medicine surgeons successfully split a deceased donor’s liver to save two ...
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Hepatic stellate cells control liver function and regeneration
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 ...
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5 serious causes of fatty liver disease
Discover the causes behind fatty liver disease, a condition affecting 25% of adults worldwide, and learn simple lifestyle ...
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Liver Function, Regeneration Tied to Stellate Cells
Until now, doctors knew hepatic stellate cells mainly as drivers of liver fibrosis. The actual functions of this cell type ...
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Secret boss of the liver: Star-shaped cells that promote fibrosis also regulate liver health
Eliminating a single molecule inside the stellate cells—called RSPO3—triggered the same changes as removing stellate cells entirely, including a reduction in liver size, disorganization ...
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Thermal Ablation Noninferior to Surgery in Small-Size Colorectal Liver Metastases
Treatment with thermal ablation was noninferior to surgical resection in small-size colorectal liver metastases, according to ...
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Innovative surgery ‘changes the game’ for colorectal cancer that metastasizes to liver
Barclay Missen had resigned himself to hospice care.Missen, a 53-year-old from Chicago, got diagnosed with stage IV ...