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 ...

The liver, located in the upper right side of the abdomen, is the body’s largest organ and one of the most important. The liver performs hundreds of vital functions, including converting nutrients ...

Lancet Liver Commission, published in December, 2021, highlighted that liver disease was the second leading cause of years-of-working-life-lost in Europe (after ischaemic heart disease). The ...