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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. The Institute supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields, as ...
A protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. In people with celiac disease, gluten damages the lining of the small intestine or causes sores on the skin.
Industry:Medical
The sugar found in milk. The body breaks lactose down into galactose and glucose.
Industry:Medical
The organ that cleans blood and makes white blood cells. White blood cells attack bacteria and other foreign cells.
Industry:Medical
The way cells change food into energy after food is digested and absorbed into the blood.
Industry:Medical
The space behind the mouth that serves as a passage for food from the mouth to the esophagus and for air from the nose and mouth to the larynx, or voice box.
Industry:Medical
A 4-inch pouch attached to the cecum, the first part of the large intestine. The appendix’s function, if any, is unknown.
Industry:Medical
The largest abdominal organ. The liver carries out many important functions, such as making important blood proteins and bile, changing food into energy, and cleaning alcohol and poisons from the blood.
Industry:Medical
