Background Gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP), commonly used as markers of liver dysfunction, have been ...

LFTs are a panel of blood tests that help detect liver injury, cholestasis or synthetic dysfunction. Learn what each marker ...

With lifestyle disorders and non-communicable diseases on the rise, many people routinely undergo Liver Function Tests (LFTs) ...

Liver cirrhosis is approximately the 12th leading cause of death in the United States. Roughly half of these deaths may be from alcohol use and/or abuse. New findings indicate that how and when ...

Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) is an enzyme that’s present in various tissues of your body. An enzyme is a protein that helps trigger chemical reactions that your body needs to function. AST is ...

Two doses of icosabutate were well tolerated and safe in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. During the Digital NAFLD Summit 2021, Stephen Harrison, MD, chief medical officer at Northsea ...

Researchers report that decaffeinated coffee drinking may benefit liver health. Results show that higher coffee consumption, regardless of caffeine content, was linked to lower levels of abnormal ...

Olive oil, garlic, avocado, walnuts, green tea, and berries are among the foods that people with high liver enzyme levels should prioritize in their daily diets. Diet plays a significant role in ...

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 5 -- The upper limit of normal for alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in adolescent males has been too high, said researchers here. The upper limit was calculated at 28 IU/L in 439 ...

We have conducted the first ever review and meta-analysis in an attempt to reliably quantify the prospective associations between baseline levels of GGT, ALT, AST and ALP with risk of all-cause ...