Exercise boosts a liver enzyme, GPLD1, that helps protect the brain. The enzyme removes TNAP, a protein that weakens the blood-brain barrier with age. Lowering TNAP improved memory in mice, offering ...

Fatty liver disease is when too much fat builds up in the liver. The liver is the body's filter. It helps clean the blood, store energy and process nutrients. If too much fat stays in the liver, it ...

Total alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels increased progressively across chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages, driven by an increase in liver, bone, and intestinal fractions. Liver ALP was linked to ...

If you see elevated liver enzymes after taking routine blood work, then your liver may be experiencing stress, inflammation, or something else. It's crucial to get to the bottom of these numbers so ...

IFF's home care application lab in Brazil. “This is about turning science into impact where it matters most,” said Letícia Gonçalves, president of IFF H&B. “By bringing world‑class fermentation and ...

According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, more than 17,500 patients are living on the waiting list at any given time for a liver transplant. Unfortunately, there aren’t enough of the available, donated ...

Australian researchers examined the use of cannabidiol (CBD) products by cancer patients to assess the risk to liver health. The findings published in the journal BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care ...

Approximately 25% of patients with colorectal cancer present with metastatic disease to the liver at diagnosis, and about 50% develop liver metastases at some point during the course of the disease.

Every January, the same wave of “detox” promises rolls in. Juice cleanses, detox teas, charcoal capsules and liver “resets” all sell a familiar story: you overdid it over Christmas, your body is full ...

Picture this: a 3D printer that can build a viable human organ at the push of a button. Sounds futuristic, but Dallas researchers are aiming to make that a reality. UT Southwestern Medical Center ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a spectrum of liver conditions ranging from simple steatosis to steatohepatitis (MASH), fibrosis, and cirrhosis, represents a global ...