The digestive system is the series of tubelike organs that convert our meals into body fuel. There are about 30 feet (9 ...

New research finds there is significant variation in the anatomy of the human digestive system, with pronounced differences possible between healthy individuals. The finding has implications for ...

Tourists visiting an unfamiliar city would have a hard time finding their way around if they were using nothing but a topological map, no matter how detailed. Most tourist maps, therefore, highlight ...

The scientific diet at this year’s International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, March 28 to April 1 in Gothenburg, was especially rich in news about the ins and outs of the ...

IN spite of its comparative youth, the strides made by radiology since the discovery of X-rays and the demonstration of their properties by Röntgen in 1895, have been most spectacular. As a result the ...

The esophagus is a tubular, elongated organ that plays an important role in transporting food and liquids to the stomach. Several conditions can negatively affect the esophagus, including acid reflux, ...