New study shows plastic accumulates in the brain, as well as other body parts. Scientists don't know what impact it has if ...

Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples ...

One reason that tonsils may grow back is that one of the operations to remove them is a partial tonsillectomy. Only removing ...

Scientists mapped how the human immune system evolves from birth to old age, revealing key changes that influence health, ...

The idea that the human body completely regenerates itself every seven years is a widely shared “fact.” But how much truth is ...

The research found that heavy drinkers with either diabetes, high blood pressure or a high waist circumference are as much as 2.4 times more likely to develop advanced liver disease.

Explore how the liver functions, common liver conditions, and tips to maintain liver health through lifestyle changes like diet, exercise, and responsible alcohol use.

Long-term exposure to low levels of traffic-related air pollution harms the liver and may raise the risk of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease, a new study in mice suggests.

A new study reveals that even low-dose, chronic exposure to air pollution can trigger liver inflammation, fibrosis, and metabolic disruptions, increasing the risk of fatty liver disease and other ...

The hormones amylin and calcitonin interact with receptors within the same family to exert their effects on the human organism ... robust body weight loss, improved glucose tolerance and a decreased ...

Bioartificial liver support systems, granulocyte-colony stimulating factors or stem-cell transplant are in the horizon of medical care of this patient population; however, data are too premature to ...