The liver is the body's control tower for metabolism, powering vital functions like converting nutrients to glucose, storing ...

One reason why our livers excel at clearing waste from our blood system is that the organ functions according to three key ...

One reason why our livers excel at clearing waste from our blood system is that the organ functions according to three key ...

The liver was transplanted last year into a person who was brain-dead, and it “functioned very well in the human body” for 10 days, the researchers said. The blood flow to the organ was good ...

U.S. researchers are about to test if livers from gene-edited pigs could treat people with sudden liver failure — not with a transplant but temporarily attached outside the body ...

FDA approves first human trial to transplant pig livers, offering hope for patients with severe liver failure.

These organoids provide scientists with better models for studying liver biology, and for developing treatments for various liver disorders.

(CNN) — Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human. The liver was transplanted last year into a person who was ...