When bloating becomes frequent, persistent, or occurs without an obvious trigger, it may be worth evaluating further ...

The liver is one of the most important organs in the human body. It performs hundreds of essential tasks that keep us alive ...

Fatty liver disease has quietly become one of the world’s most common chronic health conditions. As obesity, type 2 diabetes, ...

A heavy stomach after a large meal is common. So is occasional bloating after eating too quickly, consuming gas-producing foods, or dealing with digestive issues. Most people experience it and move on ...

For decades, giant mitochondria-known as megamitochondria-have been recognized in liver biopsies from patients with alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD).

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) doesn’t always cause obvious symptoms. When symptoms do appear, fatigue and abdominal pain are the most common. MASLD develops when too ...

A recent perspective published in eGastroenterology, Professor Wen-Xing Ding and colleagues from The University of Kansas ...

Keeping your liver healthy is crucial for overall well-being. Let’s not forget that there literally is a ‘live’ in liver! The liver performs over 500 essential functions, including detoxification, ...

Fatty liver disease (also called steatotic liver disease) happens when too much fat builds up in your liver. It can be caused by high alcohol use or metabolic syndrome (a group of conditions like ...

When I was at school, I contracted viral hepatitis, despite never having done any of the things – sharing needles, getting tattooed or having multiple sexual partners – that are the usual risk factors ...

If you’re in menopause, you may be more likely to get new health problems because of changes that happen when your body stops producing estrogen. One of these health problems can be nonalcoholic fatty ...