Scientists Found an Ancient Human Relative Where None Was Expected

A single ancient jawbone is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about humanity’s forgotten relatives.

The $28.5M Medical “Moonshot”: This 3D-Bioprinted Patch Buys Livers the Time They Need to Self-Heal

Carnegie Mellon bioprinted liver tissue works 2-4 weeks, potentially saving lives as temporary bridge while patients await ...
Medical Xpress

Patient-specific human liver model lays foundation for personalized treatments

Liver disease is a major global health problem, causing over two million deaths worldwide each year. While animal models have helped to understand liver biology, they often fail to accurately ...
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Patient-specific human liver model to understand disease mechanisms

Human periportal assembloid, showcasing the three key cell types of the liver: portal fibroblasts (magenta), cholangiocytes (green), and hepatocyte nuclei (blue). All cell borders are delineated in ...
Science Daily

Scientists keep a human alive with a genetically engineered pig liver

Researchers successfully implanted a genetically modified pig liver into a human, proving that such an organ can function for an extended period. The graft supported essential liver processes before ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Medical Students Are Learning Anatomy From Digital Cadavers. Can Technology Ever Replace Real Human Bodies?

From interactive diagrams to A.I. assistants, virtual tools are beginning to supplant physical dissections in some classrooms Students learn anatomy from an Asclepius AI Table, which merges ...
Science Daily

CRISPR brings back ancient gene that prevents gout and fatty liver

Researchers have resurrected an ancient gene humans lost tens of millions of years ago — and it may offer a powerful new way to fight gout and related metabolic diseases. Credit: Shutterstock Gout is ...
New York Post

This company aims to end the need for liver transplants — as thousands die every year on the waitlist

It could be the longest wait they’ll ever know. Over 11,000 liver transplants were performed last year in the US, while thousands more patients remained in limbo. Others dropped off the waitlist ...
Medical Xpress

Human liver organoid platform can predict immune-mediated drug toxicity

A human model of immune-driven liver injury Some drugs that pass early safety testing can still cause idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (iDILI)—a rare immune reaction that can lead to severe ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Surgeons in China Perform First Pig Liver Transplant in Human Patient

The liver came from a genetically modified cloned pig with ten gene edits. Pexels For the first time, surgeons have grafted part of a liver from a genetically modified pig onto a human patient’s organ ...
Live Science

Human skeleton quiz: What do you know about the bones in your body?

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The human skeleton — our internal framework that includes bones and cartilage — evolved over ...