Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria, the 'powerhouses' of our cells, allows us to make the fuel we need from sugars, a ...

After last week’s essay about this disease condition, it has become necessary to help readers understand the peculiar nature of the organ.

Most of the cases where you feel stuffy or pain that seems to be pressing hard on your solar plexus or right upper abdomen ...

It has already mentioned that your liver wears many ‘hats' and is responsible for a large part in your overall health. It has over 400 functions in the body, from digesting fats with it's pal the ...

Dr. Saleh Alqahtani tells Johns Hopkins Medicine that your liver has 500 critical functions, and neglecting them can lead to malfunction, from hepatitis to liver transplant. Liver failure doesn’t ...

Your liver is one of the most important organs inside your body, and it’s also the largest. But do you know what it does or even where it’s located? One thing’s for sure: You can’t live ...

Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists ... “While we drink, the liver can become inflamed or [undergo] dehydration, which can exacerbate hangover symptoms the following day ...

Gallbladder disease includes inflammation, infection, stones or blockage of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a sac located under the liver. It stores and concentrates bile produced in the liver.

This isn’t just the usual tiredness that comes from a busy day or a poor night’s sleep, but a profound and debilitating exhaustion that impairs your ability to function normally. ‘Liver disease is ...

Primary liver cancer is cancer that started in the liver. This section is mainly about the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). If you have cancer that started in another ...

Your liver plays a crucial role in keeping your body healthy, and taking care of it should be a priority. Liver disease is silently creeping into more and more lives in India, and cirrhosis is one ...

Get your daily dose of health and medicine every ... researchers at the University of Pennsylvania showed that a gene-edited pig’s liver located outside the body could circulate the blood ...