Assessing the toxicity of food contaminants—including carcinogenic potential—is a major challenge in evaluating the risks ...

Cirrhosis and liver cancer are two of the world’s leading causes of illness and death, but they typically creep up quietly. Most people with liver disease are symptom-free until complications like ...

A new blood test may help detect liver cancer earlier in people with chronic liver disease, potentially improving access to ...

A blood test looking for five specific proteins can predict metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, more commonly known as fatty liver disease, researchers are scheduled to report at ...

A personalized blood test known as a circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) test—which detects tiny fragments of cancer DNA ...

Though it is predicted to become a top cause of organ damage and liver transplants within this decade, treatments for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, have stalled for a simple reason: It ...

A liver function test as ordered by the doctor is a blood test (Source: Getty Images/Thinkstock) The liver is a vital organ that is responsible for performing several metabolic functions and is very ...

A recent study at the Medical University of South Carolina's (MUSC) Digestive Disease Research Core Center (DDRCC) provides insight into why physicians should be cautious when using a certain liver ...

Lucknow: Hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG), special medical test to gauge pressure inside liver, was performed for the ...

People with compromised liver function may be able to reduce their risk of liver cancer or slow its progression with a simple ...

Understanding what hepatitis C is, how it spreads and how it is treated can replace fear with clarity.