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Secret of longevity of the liver is in the balance between DNA and enzymes interacting with it
(ORDO NEWS) — The liver is one of the most enduring organs of the human body: even in old age, its cells retain a high ability to regenerate, despite major DNA rearrangements. Now scientists have figured out why this happens: it turned out that liver cells constantly maintain a balance between unwinding DNA and becoming less active enzymes that interact with it. The liver remains remarkably healthy even in the…
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Scientists have genetically modified the patient’s liver
(ORDO NEWS) — American scientists introduced into the liver of a living person the serum they developed for gene editing. With this new drug, you can reduce the level of bad cholesterol in the body. Researchers at US biotech company Verve Therapeutics injected a gene-editing serum into the liver of a living patient to lower cholesterol levels. This is a watershed in the history of gene editing that could potentially…
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Your liver is only about three years old, scientists say
(ORDO NEWS) — The human liver stays young even as the rest of our body ages, according to new research, and is less than three years old on average, regardless of a person’s age. Using mathematical modeling and retrospective radiocarbon dating of birth, which dates human cells based on the level of carbon isotope that grew in the atmosphere after nuclear tests in the mid-20th century, the scientists found that…
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For the first time, surgeons have successfully transplanted a liver that regenerated outside the body within 3 days
(ORDO NEWS) — A human liver deemed unsuitable for transplantation was repaired with a new perfusion machine and subsequently transplanted into the patient. The organ was out of the body for a record three days! Donor liver initially not approved for transplant due to damage A unique liver transplant operation took place back in May 2021. However, the scientists only recently published the results in the journal Nature Biotechnology .…
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Doctors named the main signs of liver damage by alcohol
(ORDO NEWS) — A damaged liver can lead to a myriad of health problems. This organ is responsible for more than 500 important functions, including the breakdown of substances of toxic origin. But not everyone can notice in time that the liver is in a state that requires immediate intervention. Alcohol enters the human bloodstream through the tissue membranes that contain the stomach and small intestine. In turn, the liver…