If your doctor thinks something could be wrong with your pancreas-- the organ in your belly that helps you digest food -- they may do an amylase test. Amylase is a protein made by your pancreas and by ...

New research offers insight into the evolutionary history of amylase genes, which are key to our ability to eat and digest starchy food. A study found that human ancestors started carrying multiple ...

THE increased concentration of plasma amylase during chronic renal insufficiency has long been recognized and is considered to be a result of renal excretory failure. Plasma amylase is reported to ...

Starch, a complex carbohydrate, is a vital source of nutrition for many mammals. Humans farm it in the form of rice, wheat, corn, potatoes and oats. Rats comb our garbage piles for scraps of pizza and ...

Amylase is an enzyme, or special protein, produced by your pancreas and salivary glands. The pancreas is an organ located behind your stomach. It creates various enzymes that help break down food in ...