CT scan of a person with cirrhosis of the liver (orange) Science Photo Library
People with liver failure may in future be able to recover by being hooked up to dialysis equipment to clean their blood of toxins.
The idea is akin to kidney dialysis, when people with kidney failure regularly go to a clinic or hospital to have their blood cleaned of the waste products normally removed by the kidneys.
The liver performs more complex functions, which until now couldn’t be mimicked. But a new technique has shown promise in a small clinical trial where it boosted the recovery…
