POSTS TAGGED AS liver

Lab Grown “Mini-Bile Ducts” for Liver Regeneration

Lab-grown mini bile ducts
“The research [from the University of Cambridge] paves the way for cell therapies to treat liver disease [MORE]

A Bioartificial Liver

Scientists in China develop new bio-artificial liver based on human cells
While the effectiveness was only shown in animal models of [MORE]

Animal Studies Show Functioning Liver Cells Can Be Grown in Lymph Nodes

Hepatocytes injected into lymph nodes
Regenerative medicine researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s McGowan Institute have grown functional liver organoids in [MORE]

Bioprinted Functional Liver Organoid

Creating liver organoids with 3D printing
“Using human blood cells, Brazilian researchers have succeeded in obtaining hepatic organoids (“mini-livers”) that perform [MORE]

Single Dose Gene Therapy for Cocaine Addiction

Single dose gene therapy for cocaine addiction
In an article titled “Systemic Safety of a Recombinant AAV8 Vector for Human Cocaine [MORE]

Smart Patch for Monitoring Liver Function

Hospital-at-Home wireless monitoring
Earlier this year, a group of European scientists published a report (SEE REPORT) on their hypothesis that reduced [MORE]

Key Cell to Liver Regeneration

Liver regeneration
Researchers at King’s College London report: “. . .  the existence of a hepatobiliary hybrid progenitor (HHyP) population in [MORE]

Improved CRISPR-Cas9 Delivery to the Liver

CRISPR Cas 9 and biodegradable lipid nanoparticles
“The lipid nanoparticles described in the study encapsulate messenger RNA (mRNA) encoding Cas9. Once [MORE]

3D Printed Air Sacs Mimic Lungs

3D printed lung air sac
Using technology named “Stereolithographic Apparatus for Tissue Engineering” a Rice University lab has 3D-printed a life-like [MORE]

Making Nanoparticles Stick in the Liver

Nanoparticles with hairy polymer shells
Various kinds of nanoparticles are possible drug delivery vehicles in the body.  This report tells of [MORE]

Stem Cells into Functional Liver Tissue

Stem cell derived liver cells
Five years ago, researchers reported success in growing liver “buds” (organoids) from stem cells, and three [MORE]

Liver Regeneration

Telomerase
An adult’s liver can fully regenerate its original mass from as little as 25% of its remaining undamaged or diseased [MORE]

New Findings for Bioengineering Livers

RNA
The advantages of culturing tissue in three dimensions have been demonstrated since Alexis Carrel pioneered the hanging drop method in [MORE]

Growing Liver Organoids in a Microfluidic Device

Microfluidics
Being able to grow liver organoids in a microfluidic device for drug testing in advance of animal or human experiments [MORE]