"Bariatric surgery was associated with a 72% lower risk of developing serious complications of liver disease and an 80% lower risk of progression to decompensated stage among patients with ...

Fatty liver disease is a growing health concern worldwide, affecting millions of people. With a current global population of eight billion, the number of people affected is estimated to be 25% ...

The public is being urged to be vigilant for these signs, as they could be indicative of chronic liver disease. The liver is an essential organ responsible for more than 500 functions such as ...

The study, published in Nature, reveals a complex interplay between cellular metabolism and DNA damage that drives the progression of fatty liver disease to cancer. The findings suggest new paths ...

Liver disease is any disease that directly affects your liver. Unlike acute liver failure, which happens suddenly, liver disease progresses slowly over time. Some types of liver disease ...

Acute liver failure (ALF) in children differs from that observed in adults in both the etiologic spectrum and the clinical picture. Children, particularly very young ones, do not demonstrate ...

Fatty liver disease, or hepatic steatosis, occurs when excess fat accumulates in liver cells. Commonly associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and excessive alcohol consumption, it can lead to ...

Learn how to prevent viral hepatitis. It's a serious disease that harms your liver. There are several types. You catch hepatitis A from eating or drinking water that's got the virus that causes ...

Liver diseases can be inherited (such as Wilson disease and alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency) or acquired (for example hepatitis and liver cancer). The gut–liver axis is of crucial importance in ...

It happens in the late stage of liver disease and other conditions that involve liver damage. The scarring that occurs with cirrhosis is usually irreversible, but treatment can help manage it.

It was 10 years ago this month that the House Freedom Caucus was born. Stemming from frustration with government spending and with Republican leadership, this group of far-right conservatives has ...

In early December, international alarm bells went off because of a mysterious disease circulating in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and ...