The liver and pancreas are organs in the upper abdomen. The liver is vital for metabolism, detoxification, digestion, and more. The pancreas produces essential enzymes and hormones. Together, they ...

A gene in human embryonic stem cells not only steers them to form a pancreas but simultaneously prevents them from becoming liver cells, A*STAR researchers have shown. This discovery is an ...

The papers describe the development of a culturing system for human liver stem cells, as well as stem cells from pancreatic cancer, ...

Prostaglandin E2 Regulates Liver versus Pancreas Cell-Fate Decisions and Endodermal Outgrowth. Developmental Cell , 2014; DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.01.006 Cite This Page : ...

A range of disorders can affect your liver and pancreas. Various conditions can make it difficult for these organs to perform the essential tasks your body needs to digest food, absorb nutrients ...

In 2015, Dr. Lyden and his colleagues discovered that pancreatic cancer cells secrete factors that reach distant organs, most often the liver, to establish a pre-metastatic niche for new tumors to ...

Liver cancer and pancreatic cancer are two different types of cancer. However, pancreatic cancer can often spread to the liver. Even if the cancer spreads, professionals class it as its original ...

Adult patients with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and moderate or advanced liver fibrosis showed improved liver histology with a once-weekly dose of semaglutide (Wegovy ...