Cirrhosis and liver cancer are two of the world’s leading causes of illness and death, but they typically creep up quietly.

Elevated liver enzymes may mean a person’s liver is not working properly. Common causes include fatty liver disease and cirrhosis. Managing these conditions will help treat high enzyme levels. Doctors ...

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

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

Liver enzymes are proteins in your liver that speed up chemical reactions. If your liver is damaged, blood tests will show abnormally high levels of these enzymes circulating in your bloodstream.

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

Powders are a convenient way to reach your recommended daily intake (RDA) of protein, but they also make it easier to overconsume this macronutrient, potentially causing problems with your liver and ...

Yes, it is possible for a person with cirrhosis to receive typical liver function test results, although this is rare. The United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) notes that liver function ...

Research from the Medical University of South Carolina's Digestive Disease Research Core Center suggests that physicians can fail to diagnose alcoholic cirrhosis if they rely solely on laboratory test ...

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