Liver Disease
The liver has many important functions, including digesting your food and processing and distributing nutrients.
There are many kinds of liver diseases and conditions. Some, like hepatitis, are caused by viruses. Others can be the result of drugs or drinking too much alcohol. Long-lasting injury or scar tissue in the liver can cause cirrhosis. Jaundice, or yellowing of the skin, can be one sign of liver disease.
Clinical Trials
Watch a video of NIDDK Director Dr. Griffin P. Rodgers explaining the importance of participating in clinical trialsResearch Discoveries & News
- LiverTox: An Online Resource for Information on Drug-induced Liver Injury
- COVID-19 and liver injury
- Location, Location, Location—Cell Position in Maintaining and Regenerating Liver
- Lipid Nanoparticles Deliver Promise for Liver Disease Therapies
- Story of discovery: porphyrias research
- Antiviral drug shows promise against hepatitis C in animal models