Microgravity Innovation: The unique conditions of low Earth orbit help to self-assemble human liver tissues with enhanced functionality, compared to Earth-based methods. Advanced Tissue ...

Led by Tammy T. Chang, MD, Ph.D., FACS, a professor of surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, the Chang Laboratory for Liver Tissue Engineering is pioneering the self-assembly of ...

The ‘out-of-this-world’ project has potential to transform future of tissue engineering and liver transplantation through innovative research conducted aboard International Space Station The ...

A biopsy means removing a sample of cells or tissue and looking at it under a microscope. You may have a liver biopsy to help diagnose liver cancer. But not everyone needs to have a liver biopsy.

“This represents a critical step toward creating viable liver tissue implants that could serve as an alternative or adjunct to traditional liver transplants.” If those tissues can be grown in ...

Liver needs to be very fresh; look for firm, proud, glistening livers with a deep pink-red colour. Most calves’ livers sold in the UK come from Dutch veal calves. If animal welfare is a concern ...

A liver biopsy is a medical procedure to check the liver for signs of disease or infection. It is considered the gold ...

The procedure removes the part of the liver with the tumor and some of the healthy liver tissue around it. This helps to keep the cancer from spreading to other parts of the body. Up to three quarters ...

Cirrhosis is a condition in which your liver is scarred and permanently damaged. The scar tissue replaces your healthy liver ...

The liver tries to heal the damage by producing collagen, which scars over the injured tissue. If the fat and inflammation continue to damage the liver, though, “you’re going to gradually ...