Chronic liver disease gets worse when the liver's immune system stays overactive, resulting in ongoing inflammation and scarring. Signals from the gut make the situation worse by encouraging immune ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My friend has cryptogenic cirrhosis. She says that the doctors don't know what causes it. Where could this have come from, and what does this mean for her? Dear A.T.G.: "Cryptogenic" ...

Researchers from Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) in Spain have identified an effective strategy to reduce structural liver damage and improve hepatic vascular function in cirrhosis. The ...

Among hospitalized patients with cirrhosis, a machine learning (ML) model enhanced mortality prediction compared with traditional methods and was consistent across country income levels in a large ...

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Cirrhosis can cause scar tissue to gradually replace healthy liver cells. In time, this can affect liver function and lead to hair, skin, and nail symptoms such as rashes and discoloration. Cirrhosis ...

Cirrhosis is the result of long-term liver injury where healthy tissue is replaced with scar tissue (fibrosis). Common causes of cirrhosis include alcohol use disorder (AUD), nonalcoholic fatty liver ...

Alcoholic cirrhosis is the severe, final stage of alcohol-associated liver disease, resulting from long-term heavy alcohol consumption. The disease involves permanent scarring of the liver, which ...

Resmetirom significantly reduced liver stiffness in patients with compensated MASH cirrhosis, with a 6.7 kPa decrease over 2 years. The reduction in liver stiffness may lower the risk of liver-related ...