Behind the scenes, your liver keeps some of your body’s most vital systems running smoothly. It filters your blood, turns food into energy, stores nutrients, and helps you stay healthy. But when ...

Alcohol-related liver disease does not happen overnight. It develops slowly in stages, and the damage becomes more severe the ...

It is a condition that affects a staggering 1.5 billion people worldwide – yet the majority are unaware they have it because, in its early stages, it causes no symptoms. Fatty liver disease is driven ...

Shift work and irregular eating patterns could affect liver function and disrupt its delicate circadian rhythm, University of Queensland researchers have found. Dr. Meltem Weger from UQ's Institute ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Fatty liver disease is a health condition in which fat builds up in the liver. This fat buildup can cause inflammation and, in severe cases, liver damage.