Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Scleractinian corals, also known as stony corals, are marine ...

Yes, your liver helps your body process that glass of wine you had with dinner last night, but it also does so much more. “The liver works hard daily to metabolize nutrients, filter out toxins, and ...

Lung nodules are clusters of cells found during an x-ray or CT scan that appear as more dense or white spots in the lungs. They might surprise you because lung nodules generally do not cause symptoms, ...

Liver fibrosis may be diagnosed and staged — no fibrosis (stage F0), mild fibrosis (F1), significant fibrosis (F2), advanced fibrosis (F3), and cirrhosis (F4) — with the use of clinical parameters and ...

New research connects coffee with liver health benefits. While there are some caveats, a doctor and a dietitian explain the findings. Below, experts explain the findings and how they may affect your ...

Chinese scientists have performed what is thought to be the first transplant of a genetically modified pig liver segment into a person with cancer. Surgeons reported that the transplanted section of ...

Drinking as little as one can of diet soda a day may increase the risk of nonalcohol fatty liver disease by 60%, while drinking a sugary beverage could raise the risk by 50%, a new unpublished study ...

In 1980, Ludwig and colleagues described the histologic features of a newly identified chronic liver condition referred to as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and noted that the majority of the ...

Without efforts to address some causes, including alcohol use and metabolic issues, the researchers warn that cases could nearly double by 2050. By Nina Agrawal Liver cancer kills more than 700,000 ...

It started with nausea and loss of appetite. Robert Grafton, of Turnersville, New Jersey, tried to convince himself he was just coming down with something one weekend in mid-March. Then came the ...

The weight loss drug Wegovy treated a serious form of liver disease in about two-thirds of patients in a major clinical trial, according to the findings published Wednesday in the New England Journal ...

Damaged human livers can repair themselves. Even livers badly scarred from excessive alcohol use, including alcohol-related hepatitis and cirrhosis, have the potential to improve with a treatment plan ...