Liver Cirrhosis Latest News
A team of scientists from Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) New Delhi, and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Guwahati found a new approach to treat liver cirrhosis.
About Liver Cirrhosis
- Cirrhosis is advanced scarring of the liver caused by many diseases and conditions.
- At this stage, a significant amount of healthy liver tissue has turned to scar tissue. Scarring comes from long-term inflammation in liver
- It is accompanied by distortion of both blood and lymphatic vessels in the liver and intestine.
- Causes: Some of the common causative factors include alcohol, NASH (Non-alcoholic Steato-Hepatitis) and hepatitis B and C viral infections.
- Cirrhosis often has no symptoms until liver damage is serious. When symptoms do happen, they may include: extreme tiredness, easily bleeding or bruising, loss of appetite, swelling in the legs, feet or ankles, called edema etc.
- Treatment of liver cirrhosis: Cirrhosis can be treated if diagnosed early. Both hepatitis B and C can be Abstinence from alcohol can also improve liver disease to some extent controlled or cured with medication.
Source: PIB
Last updated on January, 2026
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