Scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence–powered blood test that may be able to detect early signs of serious liver disease long before symptoms appear. The research was carried out by ...

Researchers created an AI-driven liquid biopsy that scans patterns in fragments of DNA circulating in the blood. The system detected early liver fibrosis and cirrhosis—conditions that often go ...

Combining retina scanning with liver stiffness assessment offers a promising, efficient approach to identify advanced fibrosis and MASLD in type 2 diabetes patients. Study: Screening for advanced ...

A pop-up health clinic scheme offering potentially life-saving liver scans has been shortlisted for a national award. About 1 ...

Background: FibroTest (FT) is the most frequently used serum fibrosis marker and consists of an algorithm of five fibrosis markers (alfa2-macroglobulin, apolipoproteinA1, haptoglobin, GGT, bilirubin).

In 1980, Ludwig and colleagues described the histologic features of a newly identified chronic liver condition referred to as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and noted that the majority of the ...

Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Liver fibrosis is scarring that ...

Your liver silently performs hundreds of essential functions every day, but this powerhouse organ faces growing threats in modern life. Liver fibrosis—the buildup of scar tissue that can eventually ...

Liver disease is a growing health problem around the world, yet many people who develop it do not know they are sick until the disease has already become serious. Conditions such as liver fibrosis and ...

At present, transient elastography and the serum marker FibroTest are the most intensively evaluated non-invasive methods for the assessment of liver fibrosis. The results of the present study for ...