This type of liver cancer develops from the main liver cells called hepatocytes. It's more common in people with cirrhosis. Cirrhosis means scarring of the liver due to previous damage. For example, ...

The liver is a vital organ, crucial to digestion, metabolism and the elimination of toxins. It has a unique ability, ...

People who used lipophilic (fat-soluble) statins like atorvastatin and simvastatin had the greatest outcomes and ...

HCC is a type of liver cancer that originates in the main liver cells, known as hepatocytes. It is the most common form of primary liver cancer and typically occurs in individuals with a chronic liver ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - UVA Health is introducing a groundbreaking, non-invasive treatment for liver cancer, becoming the first in Virginia to offer histotripsy. The procedure uses ultrasound ...

Liver disease patients waiting for a transplant have been offered fresh hope. A new mechanism for rapid liver 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 from the German Cancer Research ...

Finding proteins linked to liver cancer created a technology and start-up company through MUSC. It could help fuel an ...

Histotripsy, a non-invasive procedure for liver cancer treatment, is now available in Metairie, offering hope to patients in ...

and even liver cancer. The latest insights into transcription factors provide a deeper understanding of the disease's progression and potential therapeutic interventions. Transcription factors are ...

Chinese scientists and their Singaporean collaborators have developed a scoring system to predict the risk of recurrence for hepatocellular carcinoma, a serious form of liver cancer, achieving an ...