Your liver isn't really chill -- in fact, it is very sensitive to stress. But what exactly stresses a liver? A high-fat diet is one major cause. Research out of MIT shows that when liver cells feel ...

Dr Saurabh Sethi, MD, MPH (gastroenterology and hepatology), often shares gut and liver health tips on social media to educate his followers on better health choices. On June 10, the Harvard and ...

Fatty liver disease is rising fast in India, affecting young adults due to poor diet, obesity and sedentary habits. Know ...

Your liver doesn’t get much attention until something goes wrong. Unlike your heart dramatically pounding in your chest during exercise or your lungs making their presence known with every deep breath ...

Find out how drinking just one sugary drink each day can raise your risk of liver problems. Also, learn simple tips to keep your liver healthy.

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 ...

It's our biggest internal organ—and technically our biggest gland, too—and yet if you stick to your recommended one drink a day or fewer for women (or two drinks a day or fewer for men), you probably ...

Scientists have discovered that blocking a key cellular enzyme thought to protect against fatty liver disease may instead ...

Obesity, type 2 diabetes, and certain lifestyle habits can increase your risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). MASLD, formally called nonalcoholic fatty liver ...

Children born to mothers who consume a high-fat, high-sugar diet during pregnancy and breastfeeding face a higher risk of ...

Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Liver fibrosis is scarring that ...