Detecting high ammonia levels in your blood can help doctors diagnose and treat liver disease before it progresses and becomes life threatening. Ammonia is a substance made of hydrogen and nitrogen.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 90 and in reasonably good health. I recently had blood tests that showed a spike in my liver levels. An evaluation showed that I had hepatitis C. I have had a very hard time ...

For patients with chronic viral hepatitis, clinicians instinctively rely on liver enzyme measurements to estimate disease activity and assess need for liver biopsy or antiviral treatment. Although ...

A Rutgers-led study found that eating less protein may help slow liver cancer in people with impaired liver function. When ...

Chronic hepatitis B is a viral disease that affects the liver and greatly increases the risks of liver cirrhosis and ...

A new scientific study reveals that two key cannabis compounds work by creating a backup energy reserve in the liver. The post Study reveals cannabis compounds reduce threat of fatty liver disease ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have discovered that high levels of the protein p62 in human liver samples ...

Referred to as the “miracle tree,” moringa is loaded with essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and plant compounds that ...

Fatty liver disease is becoming increasingly common, yet many people still misunderstand what causes it and who is at risk. Because the condition often develops silently, it is easy to ignore early ...