MIT's new human liver model reveals how it regenerates, providing hope for patients to avoid transplants
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Engineers have developed a human liver model to show the stages of liver regeneration in order to help people who suffer with PBC, viral hepatitis and fatty liver disease.
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According to MIT, even if 70 % of the liver is removed, the remaining tissue can still regrow to its full size within months. Meredith Stone is a 50-year-old healthcare professional who was diagnosed with primary biliary cholangitis, an autoimmune disease that attacks the bile ducts of liver and damages the liver. Stone was not part of the study but shared that she now has cirrhosis of the liver, despite not drinking alcohol for over 20 years. Stone told Fox News that she is currently taking medications such as ocaliva and ursodial hoping to slow the progression of the disease and prevent a liver transplant.
"I heard about this study and prayed that these researchers can find a way to help the liver regenerate. It would give such piece of mind." Stone added, "Not much research is going on for PBC and I just hope they find a way to help my liver regenerate as well as other people dealing with devastating liver disease."
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