If you have metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), it’s critical to monitor your liver health. Blood tests that measure liver function are one way to do that. Many at-home ...

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. Liver function tests measure ...

An intelligent liver function test platform (iLFT) successfully integrated into one Scottish primary care system reduced unnecessary specialist referrals over a 5-year period, and improved triage for ...

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 ...

A person can have hepatitis C with no symptoms. Liver enzyme tests can help detect and diagnose a hepatitis C infection by showing liver damage and inflammation. Hepatitis C is a contagious liver ...

The liver is a vital organ that plays a crucial role in numerous bodily functions. It is primarily responsible for detoxifying harmful substances, metabolising nutrients, producing proteins essential ...

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 ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new, easy-to-use blood test score that can help identify when fatty liver disease is being driven by excessive ...

This article predates the current owners of Science Blog. It has not been reviewed under the current editorial process and is kept as part of the archive. This infographic summarizes key aspects of ...