Yes, it is possible to have a normal liver function test if you have cirrhosis, but this is rare. Cirrhosis is a condition that causes scarring and damage of the liver, which can prevent it from ...
The liver has a unique structure, especially at the level of individual cells. Hepatocytes, the main liver cells, release bile into tiny channels called bile canaliculi, which drain into the bile duct ...
Fatty liver disease is becoming one of the most common health problems in the world, yet many people have never heard of it.
A team of researchers has uncovered a previously unknown compensatory mechanism found in liver disease. If Kupffer cells (KCs), a specific kind of immune cells found in the liver, become impaired by ...
Liver transplant surgeon Dr Arvinder Soin warns that fatty liver has become the leading cause of liver failure, with nearly ...
Fatty liver disease has quietly become one of the world’s most common chronic health conditions. As obesity, type 2 diabetes, ...
Global Fatty Liver Day 2026 has been established to shed light on the severity of the disease. Dr Rohan Badave explains how ...
Most of the enzymes involved in drug metabolism are present in the liver. This means the liver plays a key role in drug metabolism. Drug metabolism occurs when the body chemically alters drugs so it ...
Eating late at night may therefore lead to higher blood sugar because the body, including the liver, processes glucose less ...