Researchers develop blood test targeting overlooked marker of liver disease

UToledo researchers find new way to spot earliest warning signs of liver disease

Liver disease often progresses silently until it has become a serious condition. Researchers at The University of Toledo may have found a way to identify one of its earliest warning signs before symptoms appear.

Researchers develop blood test targeting overlooked marker of liver disease

Liver disease often progresses silently until it becomes a serious condition. By the time symptoms such as fatigue, abdominal discomfort and jaundice develop, liver disease has often progressed beyond its earliest and most treatable stages. Researchers at The University of Toledo have found a way to identify one of its earliest warning signs before symptoms appear, with a simple blood test.

University of Toledo researchers develop patent-pending test for overlooked

Liver disease is often described as a silent threat, but researchers at the University of Toledo say one of its earliest biological signals may be hiding in plain sight inside ordinary blood samples. Their study suggests that elevated bile acids, compounds normally kept within a tightly controlled circulation between the liver and intestine, produce a […]

Researchers Develop Rapid Blood Screening Method for Early Liver Disease Detection

The patent-pending assay measures changes in red blood cell membrane rigidity to identify elevated bile acids, a potential early marker of liver disease. Researchers at the University of Toledo developed a rapid blood screening method to detect elevated bile acids, an early marker of liver disease that is often omitted from routine diagnostic panels. The method, which is currently patent-pending, aims to identify liver dysfunction before symptom…