A1C, LDL, HDL… the number of medical abbreviations you might see on your patient portal is enough to make you think your ...

Doctors can diagnose fatty liver disease, now called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), using blood tests that measure serum liver enzyme levels. Elevated enzyme levels ...

Yes, it is possible to have a normal liver function test if you have cirrhosis, but this is rare. Cirrhosis is a condition that causes scarring and damage of the liver, which can prevent it from ...

Novel biomarker tests have met or exceeded the performance of common lab tests for diagnosing nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH, now known as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis or MASH) ...

Cirrhosis is the result of long-term liver injury where healthy tissue is replaced with scar tissue (fibrosis). Common causes of cirrhosis include alcohol use disorder (AUD), nonalcoholic fatty liver ...

If you’re rushed to the hospital and into emergency surgery, it would be helpful if the anesthesiology team could predict whether your body will react in the way they expect. In the majority of cases, ...

Your liver is a powerful organ that plays a central role in maintaining overall health and well-being. One of its most important functions is removing toxins from the blood. It also helps metabolise ...

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Using human induced pluripotent stem cells, researchers have built a miniature 3D liver model that replicates the critical interaction between hepatocytes and stellate cells. As chronic liver disease ...