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Discover the most effective strategies to protect your liver from fibrosis, the silent scarring that can lead to serious ...

Prolonged alcohol use can scar the liver, but treatment and staying alcohol-free may help prevent life-threatening problems.

Liver fibrosis is the build up of scar tissue in the liver when it tries to heal itself. Symptoms may include fatigue, swelling, and weight loss.

Researchers have developed an AI tool that creates synthetic yet medically accurate models of fibrotic heart tissue (heart scarring), aiding treatment planning for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients.

New UCLA research conducted using mouse models and human genetic data has uncovered a critical factor that determines how much scarring occurs following kidney injury, leading scientists to identify a ...

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed an AI tool that creates synthetic yet medically accurate models of fibrotic heart tissue (heart scarring), aiding treatment planning for ...

Researchers have identified type 5 collagen as a key factor in kidney fibrosis, revealing its potential as a biomarker to predict chronic kidney disease progression. A repurposed anti-cancer drug, ...

When the UCLA team gave Cilengitide to mice with low type 5 collagen, it slowed down the scarring and kidney damage.