A new study reveals how a critical imbalance in bile acids—the substances made by the liver that help digest fats—can trigger ...

The risk of death was higher in certain children, especially boys and those with low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ...

Persistent, vivid nightmares might represent more than just unsettling dreams. A surprising theory gaining attention suggests ...

Cirrhosis progresses in stages, from a compensated phase with few symptoms to a decompensated phase with serious ...

In today’s fast-paced lifestyle filled with unhealthy diets, pollution, and constant stress, the liver often works behind the scenes, tirelessly filtering toxins to keep the body functioning at its ...

The FDA has cleared the first clinical trial to test genetically engineered pig livers in patients who have acute-on-chronic liver failure. The trial will evaluate the use of a Egenesis porcine liver ...

Pigs bred for animal-to-human organ transplant experiments are usually genetically modified to reduce the chance that the ...

Liver function tests (LFTs) play a critical role in how alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) patients manage their disease. I learned from Dr. Jeffrey Teckman that regular liver testing is important ...

Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP) is an obstetric emergency, carrying high maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality. It is a relatively rare but serious complication of pregnancy with an ...

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The trial also didn’t test for the long-term safety of vitamin E use ... Despite some evidence showing that vitamin E may improve liver function in patients with MASH, further clinical trials are ...

BOSTON — In the staging of liver fibrosis in the post-liver transplant setting, readings from noninvasive tests commonly have major discrepancies when compared with liver biopsy results ...