Cirrhosis, hepatitis infection and other causes can trigger liver fibrosis—a potentially lethal stiffening of tissue that, once begun, is irreversible. For many patients, a liver transplant is their ...

New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy sheds light on the processes that lead to liver fibrosis and suggests a novel treatment approach for this common and serious condition ...

A review included more than 600,000 people to highlight that what we eat—not just what we drink—impacts liver health.

Researchers at UCLA Health uncovered new information about the role inflammation plays in mitigating liver fibrosis, which is associated with metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), one of ...

Liver fibrosis is a feature of many hepatic diseases, including metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). Various candidate drugs directly targeting mechanisms of fibrosis have shown ...

The classification of steatotic liver disease (SLD) is undergoing a major conceptual transformation. In a recent article ...

Researchers have discovered previously unknown changes in a specific type of liver cells, potentially opening avenues for a new treatment for liver fibrosis, a potentially life-threatening condition.

BOSTON — In the staging of liver fibrosis in the post-liver transplant setting, readings from noninvasive tests commonly have major discrepancies when compared with liver biopsy results, particularly ...

Noninvasive liver fibrosis scores are associated with increased heart failure risk, with FIB-4, NFS, and APRI showing significant correlations. Higher scores correlate with increased heart failure ...

Metabolic dysfunction and alcohol-associated liver disease has more than doubled in prevalence since 1990, research has found.

You can reverse fatty liver disease through what you eat. Here’s how.