A new study offers hope for earlier detection for fatty liver disease. This new blood test claims to predict it 16 years ...

Scientists have identified five specific blood proteins that can accurately predict a person's risk for developing a serious ...

Many novel drugs are more relevant for subspecialists, but of the six first-in-class medications approved by the US Food and ...

I’m a 65-year-old male. On my recent semiannual checkup, my labs showed an AST level of 53 U/L and an ALT level of 62 U/L. I ...

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 ...

Prolonged alcohol use can scar the liver, but treatment and staying alcohol-free may help prevent life-threatening problems.