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Researchers study how leprosy yields potential to regenerate livers, reducing transplant wait times

Por: WPTV Nation December 07, 2022

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Researchers from the University of Edinburgh working with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Baton Rouge, Louisiana say they discovered that parasites associated with an ancient disease appear to be able to potentially help regenerate livers. Leprosy, one of the world's oldest diseases, is associated with a bacteria that may have the ability to regenerate and grow tissue for the vital organ. The scientists found that the... + full article



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