Liver tests should be obtained in all patients with suspected DILI. Calculating the ratio of the alanine aminotransferase (ALT) value/ALT upper limit of normal (ULN) divided by the alkaline ...

Analgesic use and risk of renal cell cancer: Results from two prospective cohort studies. DeRitis Ratio ≥ 1.2 is an independent and significant predictor of overall and recurrence-free survival.

Liver enzymes are proteins in your liver that speed up chemical reactions. If your liver is damaged, blood tests will show abnormally high levels of these enzymes circulating in your bloodstream.

Like most chronic liver diseases, in NAFLD there is a long period during which an individual patient remains essentially asymptomatic. In asymptomatic individuals, the diagnosis is often made when a ...

An AST blood test measures levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and helps determine liver function. Less than 40 IU/L is normal, but too much of this enzyme can indicate a problem, such as liver ...

A new study shows a strong link between altered liver function and the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This correlates with recent data on the role played by diseases affecting the systemic ...