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Breakthrough in fighting liver disease

The University of Brighton has announced it is sharing in a ‚¬5.9m EU grant to support the development of a new treatment for chronic liver disease as part of a European consortium led by University College London.

The University of Brighton has announced it is sharing in a €5.9m EU grant to support the development of a new treatment for as part of a European consortium led by University College London. Cirrhosis of the liver affects 29 million Europeans, claims 170,000 lives every year and costs the EU almost €16bn.There are several causes of liver disease but the increasing incidence of obesity and excessive alcohol consumption is causing a rapid rise in the number of cases seen across Europe. Changes in the bacteria that populate the gut in patients with liver disease make the condition worse and leads

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