Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (SBCH) is now offering histotripsy, an innovative, non-invasive treatment that uses ...

Scientists identify measurable cellular changes that flag higher cancer risk more than a decade before tumors appear. In A ...

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (SBCH) is now offering histotripsy, an innovative, non-invasive treatment that uses focused ultrasound energy to precisely ...

Liver disease is a major global health problem, causing over two million deaths worldwide each year. While animal models have ...

Noninvasive sound technology breaks down liver tumors in rats, kills cancer cells and spurs the immune system to prevent further spread -- an advance that could lead to improved cancer outcomes in ...

A high-fat diet does more than overload the liver with fat. New research from MIT shows that prolonged exposure to fatty ...

A high-fat diet forces liver cells to adapt for survival rather than function, creating metabolic stress that affects ...

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.

The liver is an essential organ that takes care of clearing toxins in our bodies. Because it constantly deals with toxic substances, it is likely to be regularly injured. To overcome this, the liver ...