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
- Story of discovery: porphyrias research
- How high fructose intake may trigger fatty liver disease
- NIH scientists develop blood test to help improve liver cancer screening
- Testing a new screening approach for early diagnosis of biliary atresia
- NIH strategic plan details pathway to achieving Hepatitis B cure
- Insights into How Immune Cell Recruits Are Programmed To Defend the Liver