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Developing new drugs takes a long time. Not only can it take years for scientists to devise a potential treatment in the lab, but it must undergo rigorous testing before it can be rolled out to the public, extending the drug’s total timeline to over a decade. This process is …

An international team of scientists has identified a long-sought protein that causes liver fibrosis (scarring), paving the way for new treatments. The research was published in the journal Nature Genetics. Stages of liver disease. Image credit: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The team, led by Professor …

A mother who has waited for a year and a half for a liver transplant said she hopes a donor comes forward this Christmas. Sarah Barker, 33, from Royston, Hertfordshire, was born with a childhood disease of the liver called Biliary Atresia. The average waiting time for a liver transplant …