In a Phase 1 clinical study, researchers led by EPFL and their partners report that a new liver- and gut-targeted oral drug ...

Your GI tract houses trillions (yes, with a T) of microbes: bacteria, viruses, fungi, and more. The swarm of microscopic critters living in your intestines makes up the gut microbiome and influences ...

Alcohol-associated liver disease is becoming a massive health and economic burden, but researchers at UC San Diego may have uncovered a new way forward. They discovered that chronic alcohol use blocks ...

Persistently elevated liver enzymes may be caused by certain types of cancer, including liver, colon, breast, stomach, pancreas, and skin cancers. Liver enzymes are proteins produced by your liver.

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...