Doctors can diagnose fatty liver disease, now called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), using blood tests that measure serum liver enzyme levels. Elevated enzyme levels ...

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 ...

Your liver is a powerful organ that plays a central role in maintaining overall health and well-being. One of its most important functions is removing toxins from the blood. It also helps metabolise ...

This leaves a big gap. Many people with liver diseases like MASLD are not included in current cancer screening guidelines, even though they can still get liver cancer. In fact, studies show that about ...

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The BMP8A Fibrosis Score (BFS) offers improved accuracy over existing noninvasive scoring systems for identifying advanced liver fibrosis in MASH patients. BFS eliminates grey-zone results, providing ...

Using human induced pluripotent stem cells, researchers have built a miniature 3D liver model that replicates the critical interaction between hepatocytes and stellate cells. As chronic liver disease ...

As chronic liver disease becomes more widespread, researchers at Science Tokyo have developed a lab-grown organoid that replicates a regenerating liver, offering new hope for future treatments. The ...