By the time cancer symptoms appear, the disease has already been developing for years, often leaving subtle clues in routine ...

A multinational, multidisciplinary group of experts has created a consensus document to guide diagnosis, staging and management of adults with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency-associated liver disease, ...

Researchers have identified a specific liver protein produced during exercise that strengthens the brain’s protective barrier ...

Google has quietly removed AI Overviews for liver test queries after they were found to give incorrect medical advice. An investigation found the feature gave oversimplified liver test ranges without ...

Researchers have recently created a blood test that can detect liver disease years before symptoms ever develop, helping pave the way for the diagnosis of diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I'm a generally healthy 73-year-old man. I recently had blood work done and was incidentally noted to have high liver tests (ALT and AST). My doctor ordered a sonogram, which said that ...

Blood draws for several kinds of diagnostic tests require you to fast for several hours. Eating or drinking anything besides water can skew the results, leading to you needing to be retested. You may ...

Not all blood tests require you to fast, but you should always follow your doctor’s instructions if you do need to fast for a specific exam. Blood tests are common procedures that healthcare providers ...