Liver disease includes many conditions that damage the liver and reduce its ability to support digestion, energy storage, and waste filtration. Symptoms can be mild or absent, but severe signs include ...

Endometriosis is a common and painful disease that affects about 5.5 million women in North America and is one of the top three causes of infertility in women. The problem is that this tissue behaves ...

The prefrontal cortex is a cortical area located in the anterior frontal lobe, including several subdivisions (e.g. ventromedial, dorsolateral, orbitofrontal cortices). The prefrontal cortex functions ...

With kidney disease, your kidneys may not regulate potassium well. This can cause high potassium (hyperkalemia) in your blood. Low potassium foods have 200 milligrams (mg) or less per serving, ...

Don’t start with moon shots. by Thomas H. Davenport and Rajeev Ronanki In 2013, the MD Anderson Cancer Center launched a “moon shot” project: diagnose and recommend treatment plans for certain forms ...

What Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)? IBS is a mix of belly discomfort or pain and trouble with bowel habits: either going more or less often than normal (diarrhea or constipation) or having a ...

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