Many liver diseases share a common characteristic: fibrosis, the progressive accumulation of scarring in the liver tissue.
It is not every day that someone tells you they have “a passion for liver disease, especially end-stage liver disease”. But that is exactly how Patrizia Burra, a Co-Chair of the second European ...
As we go about our day, the trillions of cells in our bodies run like well-oiled machines: continually sensing what's ...
Lancet Liver Commission, published in December, 2021, highlighted that liver disease was the second leading cause of years-of-working-life-lost in Europe (after ischaemic heart disease). The ...
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer and the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, is extremely challenging to treat. However, the future of HCC ...
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly referred to as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), impacts roughly 30% of the global adult population. The disease ...
Fatty liver disease is rarely a standalone diagnosis: A doctor breaking the news of positive test results will probably be someone you’re already seeing for another chronic condition. It can be either ...