The liver stands as a powerhouse organ, orchestrating a symphony of crucial functions essential for our overall health. It serves as the body’s primary detoxifier, meticulously removing harmful ...

Drinking diet and sugary beverages may raise the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by up to 60%, according to new research.

A liver shrinking diet is low in calories, carbohydrates, and fats. A doctor may recommend this diet if you’re undergoing weight loss (bariatric) surgery. Your liver makes up about 2% of your body ...

Until now, doctors knew hepatic stellate cells mainly as drivers of liver fibrosis. The actual functions of this cell type have hardly been studied to date. Researchers from the German Cancer Research ...

LONDON — A low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet significantly improved nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score and HbA1c more than a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet in people with type 2 diabetes ...

Hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, occurs when glucose levels fall below 70 mg/dL, critically affecting brain function and ...

MANY reports have been published regarding the outcome of liver-function tests both in healthy persons and in those with pathologic states. The data have shown considerable variation from one study to ...

A Harvard-trained gastroenterologist shares 5 simple ways to check for fatty liver at home. From waistline changes and ...

Administration of glucose, fructose, and glycerol to fasted rats produced a significant depression of liver phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase activity within 4 to 8 hours; galactose and ribose were ...

Your liver can heal, but rising risks from alcohol and fatty liver disease are hitting the young hard. Learn simple steps to ...