Whenever gluten is consumed in people with celiac disease, the immune system will view the protein as harmful and launch an inflammatory attack, damaging villi. Crohn's disease is a type of ...

Typically, a patient experiences a steady gripping or gnawing pain in the upper right abdomen near the rib cage, which can be severe and can radiate to the upper back. Some patients with biliary colic ...

Grey’s Anatomy just keeps going with a renewal for a 22nd season. The pickup is extending the show’s record as the longest-running primetime medical drama and the longest-running ABC primetime ...

A five-year clinical study has revealed that spectacle lenses equipped with highly aspherical lenslets (HAL) can significantly slow the progression of myopia and axial elongation in children.

Photo credit: Kyle Dykes/UC San Diego Health Sciences Alec Guerra always got good grades, but when he aced his anatomy class at Mater Dei High School in Chula Vista, he felt a career calling to him.

Objectives: This study was aimed to develop a nomogram that can accurately predict the likelihood of cognitive dysfunction in individuals with abdominal obesity by utilizing various predictor factors.

The liver is located in the upper right-hand portion of the abdominal cavity, beneath the diaphragm, and on top of the stomach, right kidney, and intestines. Shaped like a cone, the liver is a dark ...

All specimens belong to the collection of the Department of Anatomy and Embryology at the Complutense University of Madrid. Results: The muscles of the anterior abdominal wall appear in the dorsal ...