Two classic signs of liver disease--spider angiomata and palmar erythema--occur routinely in two thirds of women during normal pregnancy. Their presence does not necessarily correlate with liver ...

Liver damage typically has four stages, beginning with inflammation and progressing to cirrhosis and end stage liver disease (ESLD). Liver disease refers to any condition that inflames or damages ...

Although some guidelines support this practice, we still have relatively little information about disease progression in patients with persistently normal liver enzyme levels. Researchers in India ...

Fatty liver simply means accumulation of fat in the liver. Normal, healthy liver has no fat. It is unclear where the fat comes from. It may be acquired from other parts of the body or the liver ...

How do plants breathe through stomata? Key regulators of stomata are plant vacuoles, fluid-filled organelles bound by a single membrane called the tonoplast. Plant vacuoles are fluid-filled ...

The liver is the body's built-in detoxifier, and without it, we can't function. The large, football-shaped organ is located in the right, upper part of the abdomen under the rib cage. The liver ...

The causative agent of amoebiasis, Entamoeba histolytica, was discovered in 1875 by F. Loesch. In 1903, the organism was ...

Keep reading to learn more about what’s considered a normal, high, and low hemoglobin level. Several factors may affect your hemoglobin levels, such as age, sex assigned at birth, and medical ...

Testing revealed starkly elevated bilirubin levels in the blood — 29 mg/dL when 0.2 to 1.1 mg/dL is considered normal — indicating possible liver dysfunction. After ruling out all other causes ...

Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

Since September 1995, the UAB Liver Center has pioneered new treatments for liver and biliary tract disease. We offer specialized care through outpatient clinics and our inpatient hepatology service ...

Fatty liver simply means accumulation of fat in the liver. Normal, healthy liver has no fat. It is unclear where the fat comes from. It may be acquired from other parts of the body or the liver ...