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New Lancet Commission Highlights the Vital Role of Primary Care in Tackling Liver Disease
A major new Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission, published today, has shone a spotlight on the crucial role that primary care can play in preventing, detecting and managing liver disease. We were proud to contribute to ...
A clinical study for people living with alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD)
The STARLIGHT Study is testing a study drug to see if it can reduce the harmful effects of alcohol on the liver in adults with ARLD who:
• Are 18 to 70 years of age.
• Have drunk alcohol within the last 4 months.
• Have been ...
New research highlights stark inequalities in access to life-saving liver transplants
New research published today reveals a stark reality for people with chronic liver disease in England: despite facing a high risk of death after emergency hospital admission, the vast majority are not receiving a potentially ...
New study aims to improve liver health after menopause
Researchers from Imperial College London will look at a treatment called kisspeptin. They hope to find out if it has health benefits for post menopause women with signs of MASLD.
After menopause, hormone changes can raise the risk ...
Recreating metabolic liver disease in the lab: how the MIMIC project could change MASLD research
One of the most common causes of chronic liver disease in the UK is MASLD. This stands for metabolic dysfunction‑associated steatotic liver disease. It was previously known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD.
MASLD is ...
British Liver Trust delighted to be supporting major new groundbreaking liver study
The largest liver study in the history of the NHS is due for roll out next year, with the aim of preventing thousands of people at risk of liver disease from needing hospital care.
The study is funded by the National Institute for ...
Unlocking the health benefits of precision dietary care for fatty liver disease
Researchers at the Royal Free London are leading a consortium which has received a £1.4 million grant to discover a way to deliver personalised dietary care for patients with obesity and at risk of developing liver disease.
The team ...
The MATCH trial – testing Macrophage cells to treat liver cirrhosis
This page is a summary of the MATCH trial. The trial looked at the possibility of using a type of white blood cell called a macrophage to treat liver cirrhosis.
What are macrophages?
We have lots of different types of white blood ...
Do you have Wilson’s Disease? You could help with a new clinical trial.
Please note: this trial is no longer recruiting participants.
Wilson’s disease is a rare, inherited liver condition. People with Wilson’s disease have to take medicine for their whole life to stop copper building up in their ...
The PROMISE trial – get involved in research looking at a very different type of medicine.
Researchers are looking for people with cirrhosis to help test a new way of preventing infections.
116 people have already signed up to take part in the PROMISE study. Researchers are now looking for more people with cirrhosis and ...
The BOPPP Trial
Using non-selective beta-blockers (NSBBs) to prevent complications of liver cirrhosis.
Cirrhosis or liver scarring is a big problem in healthcare. In the United Kingdom, 60,000 people are living with cirrhosis. Sadly about 11,000 ...
Can AI work out the best dose of immunosuppressants after a liver transplant?
Machine learning is a type of AI. It is a developing and exciting tool which can be useful for making predictions.
But can it be used to help guide the correct dose of medicines? For example, the immunosuppressant tacrolimus, which ...
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