WE’RE all aware of the health risks associated with alcohol. Countless studies have linked increased risk of stroke, heart ...

it can progress to inflammation (steatohepatitis), scarring (fibrosis), and even liver failure or cancer if left untreated. Symptoms are often subtle, but certain facial signs can indicate liver ...

Chronic liver disease known as liver cirrhosis causes the good liver tissue to progressively give way to scar tissue, or fibrosis, which eventually results in the loss of liver function.

The combined presence of these biomarkers—a metabolite called dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) and an enzyme, alanine transaminase (ALT)—could flag early signs of liver fibrosis, particularly ...

Exposure to heavily polluted air is already associated with liver disorders but a team from University of Technology Sydney ...

The health problem comes in four stages ― steatosis, where a harmless level of fat is deposited in the liver; steatohepatitis, when the liver becomes inflamed; fibrosis, when scar tissue starts to ...