Although humans have lived with the same bodies for millennia, we are still exploring and uncovering new parts, processes, and functions ... 9,236 liver transplants, and 3,817 heart transplants.

Cirrhosis is the severe scarring or fibrosis of the liver. It happens in the late stage of liver disease and other conditions that involve liver damage. The scarring that occurs with cirrhosis is ...

The esophagus is a muscular tube that carries food and liquids from the throat to the stomach. The esophagus runs through the middle of the chest cavity and has two circular muscles called sphincters ...

Background: Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) score, developed by the American Heart Association, assesses cardiovascular health using eight components: diet, physical activity, nicotine exposure, sleep health ...

Your liver is the largest internal organ in your body -- and has a bunch of important jobs to do. It filters out dangerous chemicals, helps break down the food you eat, and builds proteins that ...

It's not something you probably think much about, but your liver is a key player in your body's digestive system. Nutrients you eat or drink, as well as medicines, passes through it. You need to ...

Conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel have shared a new video that describes how they "have defied the odds" and are thriving "despite their unique anatomy." Compiled by Hashem Al-Ghaili, a ...

Abby Hensel and Brittany Hensel aren't keeping this information close to their chest. Although the 34-year-old sisters—among the oldest dicephalic parapagus conjoined twins—share blood ...

Cytological studies of the liver of the mouse following partial hepatectomy suggest that the recovery period should be divided into two phases. First, there is a stage of rapid restoration of liver ...

This study presents valuable findings, based on solid methods, to link metabolic dysfunction in Wilson's disease to immune cell dysregulation and poor cholecystitis outcomes. The integration of ...