Liver function tests are blood tests that measure substances that the liver produces. Doctors can use these results to evaluate the health of a person’s liver. Abnormal results can indicate liver ...

Most of us know that it has to detoxify alcohol, but may not know much beyond that. Plays a major role in converting glucose and protein into fat, as well as regulating cholesterol Steps into immune ...

Using human liver samples and a mouse model of cirrhosis, researchers identified epigenetic overactivation of the inflammatory PAF–PAF-R pathway in hepatic macrophages as a key driver of liver damage.

Liver failure is when the liver is losing or has lost all of its function. It is a life threatening condition that requires immediate medical care. The liver has many functions. The most important of ...

Liver damage typically progresses through four stages — inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and end stage liver disease (ESLD) — with worsening scarring that reduces liver function. Liver failure can ...