Cirrhosis creates scars that damage your liver. This damage can prevent this vital organ from doing important jobs like helping with digestion and removing toxins from your body. The sooner your ...

Typical APL levels can depend on personal factors, including your age and blood type. Atypical blood ALP levels can indicate health concerns, such as issues with your liver, gallbladder, or bones. An ...

I’m a generally healthy 73-year-old man. I recently had blood work done and was incidentally noted to have high liver tests ...

Dear R.C.: With abnormal liver tests and your liver sonogram, I would be concerned that you had metabolic-associated ...

Liver enzymes can fluctuate due to factors like hormonal changes or reactions to medications. Fluctuations are often temporary, but long-term changes may indicate a condition that requires medical ...

Researchers in Sweden and Finland have created the CORE model, a simple blood test that predicts liver disease risk with ...

BURLINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the millions of people in the United States living with an advanced form of chronic liver disease, simply understanding the potential for future complications ...

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 ...

A new study by the Centenary Institute and the Sydney Local Health District has found that a specialized blood test can detect alcohol use in people with liver disease far more accurately than ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal The BMJ, shows how a simple blood analysis can predict the ...

Swedish researchers have developed a new, simple blood test capable of predicting the risk of severe liver disease, including cirrhosis and cancer, up to a decade in advance. This highly accurate test ...