Background: Liver injury is one of the serious complications of sepsis. Previous studies suggested that dexmedetomidine (DEX) could alleviate cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)-induced liver injury.

Low levels of traffic-related air pollution harms the liver and may raise the risk of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease, a new study in mice suggests. Long-term exposure to low levels of ...

The tiny bits of plastic pollution that make their way from the environment into our bodies accumulate at much higher ...

Over time, fatty acids activate enzymes, which can produce toxic byproducts capable of causing liver cell injury, inflammation and scarring. This condition is better known as MASH, or metabolic ...

The manmade chemicals, which are tied to a host of health ailments, have contaminated sources of drinking water across ...

Correspondence to: Dr G J Gores Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA; gores.gregorymayo.edu ...

While further research is needed to explore how medication or therapeutic interventions might mitigate this pollution-driven liver damage, these findings add a new dimension to how air pollution can ...

Scientists have found more evidence that long-term heavy drinking can cause serious damage to the body, particularly the liver. A new study from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest ...

For this study, researchers aimed to see if the long-term weight loss associated with bariatric surgery could lower the risk of liver damage among people with obesity and fatty liver disease. A group ...

Correspondence to Dr Pere Ginès, Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona 08036, Spain; ...

Dec. 4, 2024 — Fiber optics are a means of transmitting information at incredibly high speeds; however, the technology can be used for more than just providing a fast internet connection.

Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples ...