By reactivating a long-lost gene, researchers were able to lower uric acid levels and stop damaging fat accumulation in human ...

A research team led by the Department of Clinical Oncology, Center of Cancer Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS ...

It began as a desperate attempt to save one life, but ended up making medical history. Some Chinese surgeons have successfully transplanted a gene-edited pig liver into a living patient, a world-first ...

The hazards associated with microplastic pollution are becoming increasingly recognized. However, one study suggests that researchers have misjudged the impacts of nanoplastics — the insidiously ...

Chinese scientists have performed what is thought to be the first transplant of a genetically modified pig liver segment into a person with cancer. Surgeons reported that the transplanted section of ...

The transplanted portion of the genetically modified pig liver was removed after 38 days, and the patient, who had advanced liver cancer and cirrhosis, died several months later. By Roni Caryn Rabin ...

Amsterdam, October 9, 2025 – An important new study in the Journal of Hepatology, published by Elsevier, reports the world’s first auxiliary liver xenotransplant from a genetically engineered pig to a ...

Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) remains a challenge in drug development, and interspecies differences in liver toxicity represent a need where comparative analyses may inform preclinical safety study ...

Abstract: During clinical liver biopsy surgery, the high-precision and low-trauma advantages of the biopsy robot (BR) are hindered due to the interference of respiratory motion (RM). To mitigate the ...

Yes, it is possible for a person with cirrhosis to receive typical liver function test results, although this is rare. The United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) notes that liver function ...

ProQR Therapeutics announces a Phase 1 trial of AX-0810 to evaluate safety and target engagement in cholestatic liver disease. The initiation of the Phase 1 clinical trial for AX-0810 is contingent ...