What you need to know A 58 year old man presents to his general practitioner (GP) to discuss recent blood test results after ...

Routine liver function tests (LFTs) typically comprise alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), bilirubin, ...

A new population-based epidemiological study has found that elevated liver enzymes discovered during routine medical care are associated with higher future mortality. A new population-based ...

November 2, 2006 (Boston) — The currently accepted upper limit of normal for serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels is "artificially high," officials from the American Association for the Study ...

Dear Dr. Roach: 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 am concerned about nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. In ...

Your liver is working overtime right now, processing everything from your morning coffee to last night’s dinner, but it might be sending you desperate distress signals that you’re completely missing.

The baseline characteristics and nutrients provided to patients are summarized in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. Of the 122 patients included in the study, 55 received dextrose at rates of >5 ...

Research reveals that consuming more soft drinks significantly raises the likelihood of developing liver disease, with men at greater risk, underscoring the need for dietary changes in Mexico. Study: ...