Your liver is working overtime right now, processing everything from your morning coffee to last night’s dinner, but it might be sending you desperate distress signals that you’re completely missing.

November 2, 2006 (Boston) — The currently accepted upper limit of normal for serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels is "artificially high," officials from the American Association for the Study ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I'm a 65-year-old male. On my recent semiannual checkup, my labs showed an AST level of 53 U/L and an ALT level of 62 U/L. I am concerned about nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. In ...

An AST blood test measures levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and helps determine liver function. Too much of this enzyme can indicate a problem, such as liver damage. Aspartate ...

The baseline characteristics and nutrients provided to patients are summarized in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. Of the 122 patients included in the study, 55 received dextrose at rates of >5 ...

Altered liver enzymes consistently were tied to Alzheimer's disease, an observational study of older adults showed. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ratios were ...

Fibrosis markers. Blood tests that can estimate the degree of fibrosis in the liver are relatively new. Each test, or marker, utilizes various methods to determine the stage of fibrosis. There are ...

Research reveals that consuming more soft drinks significantly raises the likelihood of developing liver disease, with men at greater risk, underscoring the need for dietary changes in Mexico. Study: ...

Rational testing: In the second of our series on how to rationalise testing in primary care, clinical scientist (biochemistry) Kade Flowers explains a logical approach to investigating a case of an ...