A routine blood test comes back with a remark: LFT slightly high. There is no pain. No yellowing of the eyes. No weakness. So it is easy to brush it aside. But the liver rarely shouts in the beginning ...

With the test, researchers can estimate whether a person with fatty liver disease might have alcohol-related liver damage, researchers recently reported Feb. 25 in the journal Gastroenterology. “This ...

Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. A liver function test checks how ...

Cirrhosis and liver cancer often develop quietly. The new CORE (Cirrhosis Outcome Risk Estimator) model uses age and three routine liver enzyme tests to predict the risk of serious liver problems over ...

Using human liver samples and a mouse model of cirrhosis, researchers identified epigenetic overactivation of the inflammatory PAF–PAF-R pathway in hepatic macrophages as a key driver of liver damage.

Now, before I get into it, I will preface this review by saying my liver was fine to begin with. And if my liver were to give me issues, I would go to a doctor (as you should too!) before ever turning ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Teo Van Runkle is a journalist who covers the auto industry. This year, the AMG GT went hybrid with a new E Performance ...

Post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF) is a serious complication after liver resection and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The current International Study Group of Liver Surgery ...

Researchers have recently created a blood test that can detect liver disease years before symptoms ever develop, helping pave the way for the diagnosis of diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer ...