Scientists 3D-print a cube-shaped human liver tissue in a lab using live cells

Scientists 3D-print a cube-shaped human liver tissue using live cells that could treat future astronauts who will one day live on Mars and the moon American scientists grew human liver tissue in a lab using a 3D-printer The team started by using 3D printing technologies to create gel-like molds This acted as a platform for … Read more

Drunken behaviour is caused by alcohol breakdown products produced in the BRAIN and not the liver 

Booze really DOES go to your head! Drunken behaviours including slurring and difficulty with balance are caused by alcohol breakdown products in the BRAIN and not the liver Researchers looked for different chemicals in the brains of mice and humans They found the chemical changes related to alcohol behaviour were in the brain This includes … Read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Why spidery writing could mean you’ve got liver disease 

Signs of serious liver problems include tiredness, confusion, itchy skin and, according to the British Liver Trust, ‘writing which becomes difficult, spidery and small’, writes Dr Michael Mosley, pictured Large, the size of a rugby ball, rubbery and reddish-brown in colour, your liver is not a glamorous organ. Yet it quietly gets on with performing … Read more

Hailey Bieber says she and husband Justin Bieber do LIVER DETOXES

Hailey Bieber says she and husband Justin Bieber are ‘really healthy’ and even do LIVER DETOXES together: ‘We are experiencing new things’ By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 18:45 GMT, 24 February 2021 | Updated: 18:45 GMT, 24 February 2021 Supermodel Hailey Bieber shed some light on her home life with husband Justin Bieber. The … Read more

Woman becomes first patient to have NHS operation that made her liver work like a pancreas

At Christmas 2019, for the first time in two years, Claire Aylott ate a solid meal. This was not because she had a faddy diet — the problem was pancreatitis At Christmas 2019, for the first time in two years, Claire Aylott ate a solid meal. This was not because she had a faddy diet … Read more

HEALTH NOTES: Surge in patients admitted to hospital for alcohol-related liver disease

HEALTH NOTES: Surge in patients admitted to hospital for alcohol-related liver disease amid concerns many people turned to drink due to anxiety about the pandemic By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 2 January 2021 The number of patients admitted to hospital for alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) surged … Read more

Coronation Street SPOILER: Peter Barlow dying of liver failure as he’s rushed to hospital

Coronation Street SPOILER: Peter Barlow reveals he’s DYING of liver failure as he’s rushed to hospital after another relapse amid romance drama By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 10:53 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 10:53 GMT, 6 December 2020 Peter Barlow will be told he’s dying of liver failure on Coronation Street later this … Read more

Can shark liver, tree bark and piles of sand help deliver the Covid vaccine?

Could we really be on the verge of a return to life as normal? Certainly the recent coronavirus vaccine breakthroughs hint at this. U.S company Moderna announced yesterday that it has a jab that early results show may be 95 per cent effective and, within hours, the UK had placed an order for five million … Read more

Robert Redford’s son James dies at 58 after liver cancer battle

Robert Redford’s son James Redford dies at 58 following liver cancer battle: ‘He lived a beautiful life’ On Monday morning his wife, Kyle, took to Twitter by posting a gallery of photos of the filmmaker and activist to commemorate his life  She wrote: ‘Jamie died today. We’re heartbroken. He lived a beautiful, impactful life & … Read more

Robert Redford’s son James Redford dies at 58 after liver cancer battle: ‘Lived a beautiful life’

Robert Redford’s son James Redford dies at 58 following liver cancer battle: ‘He lived a beautiful life’ By Justin Enriquez For Dailymail.com Published: 22:03 BST, 19 October 2020 | Updated: 22:03 BST, 19 October 2020 James Redford – son of acting legend Robert Redford – had died at the age of 58 following a liver … Read more