OBJECTIVE: High serum uric acid levels are associated with metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus. Several observational studies have shown the association between metabolic dysfunction-associated ...

Introduction Serum ALT, AST and 24-hour urine copper excretion (UCE) are included in monitoring patients with Wilson Disease (WD). ALT and AST are useful markers of hepatic injury. Levels are abnormal ...

There are no official numbers for the optimal levels of testosterone, but certain medical laboratories use the following reference values for typical total serum testosterone, measured in nanograms ...

Your doctor says everything looks fine, but you still feel terrible. The problem might not be your health but how labs define “normal.” Understanding the difference between normal and optimal could ...

This study aimed to evaluate the aspartate transaminase/alanine transaminase (AST/ALT) ratio in healthy dogs and dogs with hepatic and extrahepatic diseases. Twelve different groups of animals were ...

APP outperforms FIB-4 in cirrhosis detection among diabetic patients, suggesting a need for adjusted screening thresholds in this group. The study proposes new APP thresholds for cirrhosis and ...

Background: In Japan, health checkups for workers are legally compulsory. Considering legal health checkup items are important for Japanese workers' health problems. To date, the legal health checkup ...

Could a simple blood test reveal how well someone is aging? A team of researchers led by Wolfram Weckwerth from the University of Vienna, Austria, and Nankai University, China, has combined advanced ...

Leah Libresco Sargeant’s doggedly pro-life feminist manifesto argues that dependence is inevitable. That is a good lesson. But it seemed a surprising one to address to a population that looks to me ...

Background: Studies have shown that the aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine transaminase (ALT) ratio is related to prediabetes, diabetes, and diabetes complications. However, there is limited ...