An at-home liver test can check for liver disease or help monitor an ongoing condition by measuring certain proteins, enzymes, and bilirubin in your blood. Taking this test can help shed light on the ...

Scientists have discovered that blocking a key cellular enzyme thought to protect against fatty liver disease may instead ...

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.

Scientists have discovered that blocking a key cellular enzyme thought to protect against fatty liver disease may instead increase the risk of chronic liver damage and cancer as we age. In a major new ...

A1C, LDL, HDL… the number of medical abbreviations you might see on your patient portal is enough to make you think your doctor speaks an entirely different language. Two such acronyms you may be less ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified how excessive alcohol use can drive the development of fatty liver disease. The culprit is a disruption of a protein-recycling enzyme (VCP), which normally ...

New one-dose treatment edits a gene in the liver, disabling the ANGPTL3 protein and significantly lowers cholesterol.

Obesity is currently on the rise, along with a related increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes. A hundred years after the discovery of insulin, new approaches are needed to address this global ...

How weight loss and diet changes show up in lab results Weight loss creates measurable improvements in lab work that doctors track regularly throughout your journey.