Tipping the balance

Tipping the balance

Tipping the balance, Published online: 19 December 2018; doi:10.1038/d41586-018-07760-9

Many long-term diseases of the liver lead to scarring, or fibrosis, that restricts the organ’s functions. Evidence that fibrosis can regress has spurred the search for therapies that suppress scar-tissue formation to restore liver health.