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Anything Goes => Kalusugan, Kakisigan at Kaayusan => Topic started by: mozart123 on August 16, 2018, 03:23:33 PM

Title: Liver transplants 'may be unnecessary thanks to new drug treatment'
Post by: mozart123 on August 16, 2018, 03:23:33 PM
A potential treatment for sudden liver failure could cut the need for transplants, say scientists at the University of Edinburgh.

The liver has an incredible natural ability to repair itself, but this can be lost in some injuries including severe drug overdoses.

The therapy is a cancer drug that restores this regenerative potential.

The work is at a very early stage, but the team say alternatives to transplant would have a huge impact on patients.

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