Right now, patients with obesity and cirrhosis have few treatments for their progressive liver disease, but a new study offers one available option: bariatric surgery. Weight loss operations ...

Cirrhosis is a progressive condition that occurs when scar tissue replaces healthy liver tissue. In many cases, a person may not notice symptoms during the early stages of cirrhosis, which is ...

As such, a person living with compensated cirrhosis may not notice any symptoms. However, those with decompensated cirrhosis will often experience serious symptoms and complications.

The BOOST trial - led by researchers at the University of Plymouth and experts across the UK - will assess whether the Β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate (HMB) supplement can benefit some of the 60,000 people ...