The liver and pancreas are organs in the upper abdomen. The liver is vital for metabolism, detoxification, digestion, and more. The pancreas produces essential enzymes and hormones. Together ...

Your pancreas is an organ that’s part of both the digestive system and the endocrine system. The digestive system, which breaks down food into tiny components that are then absorbed into the ...

It is near the gallbladder, which is tucked in under the liver. It is almost directly above the pancreas and small intestine. According to an older study, the anatomy of the liver hilum’s ...

Citation: Taylor J, Knight J (2021) Endocrine system 6: pancreas, stomach, small intestine and liver. Nursing Times [online]; 117: 10, 46-50. Authors: James Taylor is a lecturer in anatomy and ...

Scientists have discovered how pancreatic cancer cells thrive in the lungs or liver, environments that are as distinct to cells as the ocean and desert are to animals. The spread of cancer cells to ...

During embryonic development, the pancreas, gallbladder and liver develop from a common pool of progenitors. New research from the Centre for Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine's Dr Francesca ...

But equally troubling are their new findings that alcohol-related liver and pancreas problems are increasing disproportionately among adolescents and young adults, particularly females.