POLG-related diseases disrupt the function of the mitochondria, or "powerhouses" of the cell — starving them of energy.

Discover the 5 ways alcohol progressively harms your liver, from early warning signs to serious complications, plus expert ...

When mothers eat a diet high in fat and sugars, their unborn babies can develop liver stress that continues into early life.

As we head into St. Patrick’s weekend, one of the biggest drinking holidays of the year, health officials say it’s important ...

Altimmune said on Thursday that it plans to test its lead experimental obesity drug, pemvidutide, to potentially treat ...

Acquired DNA mutations found in the SERPINA1 gene can protect liver cells from damage in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin ...

Affected populations: PFIC is a group of rare genetic diseases that cause progressive liver failure. The exact prevalence of ...

Ready to save your liver? Transcription factors are paving the way for metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease ...

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The liver is essential for digestion, metabolism, detoxification, and fluid regulation. While alcohol abuse is a known cause ...

The Maryland-based biopharma joins Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk in trialing a GLP-1 agonist for alcohol- and liver-related ...

Early research shows a one-time gene therapy has potential for addressing both the liver and lung disease that patients with ...