Every January, the same wave of "detox" promises rolls in. Juice cleanses, detox teas, charcoal capsules and liver "resets" ...

Some high-dose detox “natural” supplements, such as green tea extract, can lead to liver inflammation, reflected in elevated ...

Fats are an important part of the human diet as a major source of energy. Around 90% of the fat stores are on top of muscle, so just under the skin. However, excessive dietary fat intake leads to fat ...

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 have now determined that ...

Chronic liver disease gets worse when the liver's immune system stays overactive, resulting in ongoing inflammation and ...

A new discovery about how the liver flushes cholesterol from the body could lead to more effective treatments for cardiovascular disease – the leading cause of death worldwide. University of Leeds ...

Mitochondrial respiratory complexes (Complexes I–V) and their assembly into respiratory supercomplexes (SCs) are fundamental to liver bioenergetics, redox homeostasis, and metabolic adaptability.

As people age, their immune system function declines. T cell populations become smaller and can't react to pathogens as quickly, making people more susceptible to a variety of infections. To try to ...