The scale doesn't always tell the full story.

Beyond weight, hidden inflammation drives a silent spectrum of chronic health risks, from insulin resistance to fatty liver ...

A study led by scientists from the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) has uncovered how the gut microbiome can influence gene activity in the liver by acting on short stretches of ...

Fatty liver is associated with weight gains. Here is how it can affect metabolism, and Dr SK Sarin explains ways to reverse ...

This review describes how gut microbial messengers, including SCFAs, microbiota-modified bile acids, neuroactive metabolites, ...

Researchers studied a previously lesser-known link between the liver and microbiome, and the results reinforce recent ...

Cystic fibrosis, or CF, is a lifelong genetic condition that affects how the body produces mucus, sweat, and digestive fluids. More than 100,000 people across 94 countries have been diagnosed with ...

The health of the liver depends more on everyday food choices than we realise, and swapping some foods for others can make a big difference, shares Dr Baidya.

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) affects approximately 0.2–2% of pregnant women and typically develops after 30 weeks of gestation. As the most common symptom is severe itching of the palms ...

Waistline is not just about physical appearance, it can also indicate the presence of visceral fat which raises fatty liver ...

Although there are many amino acids in nature, only 20 are considered truly important for the human body to function properly ...

The downsides to alcohol aren’t difficult to spot. The throbbing headache, churning stomach and racing heart we experience ...