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Food goes on a long, complex journey through your body before becoming poo. Each part of the digestive system plays a special role in breaking it down.

While the liver is the body’s main detoxifying organ, working around the clock to filter toxins from the blood, metabolize ...

With the aid of X-ray crystallography, researchers at the University of Michigan have revealed the structures of two closely related enzymes that play essential roles in the body's ability to ...

Even though organ transplants are life-saving, due to blood-type compatibility, finding one can be tricky, but new research ...

The answer came in 2023, thanks in part to the family of a patient who had a complete loss of brain function. After learning ...