Blood draws for several kinds of diagnostic tests require you to fast for several hours. Eating or drinking anything besides water can skew the results, leading to you needing to be retested. You may ...

Toxic “forever chemicals” are altering human liver function at a fundamental level by triggering both fat accumulation and cancer-linked cell damage, a new study has found. Several of these compounds, ...

A new study by the Centenary Institute and the Sydney Local Health District has found that a specialized blood test can detect alcohol use in people with liver disease far more accurately than ...

The accumulation of fat inside liver cells is known as fatty liver disease. The liver develops fatty deposits through excessive alcohol consumption (alcoholic fatty liver) or obesity, diabetes and ...

Subtle hand changes like redness, itching, or fragile skin can signal liver issues, especially fatty liver disease. These signs, linked to disrupted blood flow and nutrient absorption, often precede ...

Chronic liver disease (CLD) is prevalent worldwide, but clinicians often struggle to identify the precise aetiology. Renal involvement in CLD is also puzzling, with varied pathologies and risk factors ...

This valuable study identifies a brown adipose tissue-specific heat shock factor 1-alcohol dehydrogenase 5 (ADH5) molecular cascade as a regulator of systemic aging, showing that ADH5 deficiency ...

VIJAYAWADA: Sixteen water samples collected from Turakapalem in Guntur district were found to be safe, with no presence of coliform bacteria or E. coli, according to a report from the water testing ...

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A new hail test for solar panels shoots small to large hailstones at solar panels while aimed to more accurately determine the panel’s breaking point. Introduced by VDE Americas, the “Hail Resiliency ...

Heavy drinking is a recognized risk factor for liver injury, but a new report by the University of California San Diego reveals an previously unrecognized mechanism that amplifies this damage.