Dr. Keith Roach writes a medical question-and-answer column weekdays. Dear Dr. Roach: I had an abdominal X-ray to check on my gallstones, and was surprised to find an enlarged spleen. I was told it ...

Splenomegaly is one of the characteristic signs of an overactive spleen. It can cause platelets to pool inside of your spleen and cause thrombocytopenia. Thrombocytopenia is when you have a low ...

Even though adults can survive without a spleen, this organ serves several crucial functions. Expert Dr Paul Ng relates some little-known facts about it, and why to take steps to protect it. “The ...

The idea of using the body's own organs as mini bioreactors to grow replacement tissue or even regenerate other organs might sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but it's already ...

Spleen's role in controlling diseases that affect the shape of red blood cells, such as malaria and sickle cell anaemia, and can be used to develop new diagnostics and therapeutics. New York: ...

Washington: A preclinical study led by researchers at the University of South Florida (USF Health) has analyzed the interactions of the lipid mediator sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) in the spleen and ...

Immune cells in the spleen can contribute to prolonged anxiety following psychological stress, new research has found. The abundance of white blood cells in the spleen could be sending messages to the ...

Imagine housing an organ that grows in size excessively, not just for a few months, but for more than a decade! The excruciating pain associated with such a health anomaly is unthinkable. But for one ...

Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer was hospitalised after he suffered internal bleeding from a rib cage injury during the third match against Australia in Sydney. Initially, he was shifted to the Intensive ...