Comprehensive metabolic profile testing (panels) is widely used to screen individuals who present for routine evaluation, as well as those referred for elevated liver enzyme values. The standard ...

THE liver plays an important role in the metabolism of carbohydrates. Clinical investigators have frequently reported observations of disturbed carbohydrate metabolism in the presence of liver disease ...

IT HAS been believed for decades that chronic alcoholism damages the hepatic parenchyma and may finally lead to cirrhosis of the liver. Available statistics show alcoholism to be an etiologic factor ...

Cancer diagnostics firm Helio Genomics says its five-year clinical trial shows its AI-based diagnostic test is two to four times more effective than typical ultrasounds. Helio’s pivotal trial, which ...

A liver ultrasound is a noninvasive test that produces images of a person’s liver and its blood vessels. A liver ultrasound can help diagnose various conditions that affect the liver, such as fatty ...

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 ...

The liver is a vital organ that plays a crucial role in various bodily functions, including detoxification, metabolism, digestion, and the regulation of blood sugar levels. It also helps in the ...

What does a healthy liver look like? The University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine is offering free liver testing ...

Siemens is launching its Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) diagnostic in the U.S. this week to help test patients with chronic liver disease. This new testing service comes out of the Siemens Healthcare ...

When damage to the liver caused by alcohol or viral infections persists, liver fibrosis progresses and replaces tissue with ...

A novel artificial intelligence blood testing technology developed and used by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center to successfully detect lung cancer in a 2021 study has now detected more than 80% of ...