Posts by: Carolina Henriques

Carolina Henriques

Carolina holds a BSc in Anthropology and a MSc in Urban Studies., and brings her interdisciplinary skills to her writing on a range of different topics in science, research and advocacy news.

June 9, 2017June 9, 2017

ProSciento and OWL Metabolomics Team Up to Accelerate NAFLD/NASH Trial Recruitment

News

ProSciento and OWL Metabolomics announced an exclusive, long-term partnership to identify eligible participants for clinical trial enrollment to evaluate therapeutic candidates for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), ... Read more

June 2, 2017June 2, 2017

Digital Support Platform IO Loop Keeps Oncologists and Patients Engaged Throughout Treatment

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A new digital support platform, IO Loop, is helping patients stay connected online with doctors before, during, and after treatment. This helps patients track symptoms, allows for more personalized ... Read more

May 23, 2017May 23, 2017

Intercept Receives NORD Innovation Award for Ocaliva Therapy to Treat Rare Liver Disease

News

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) gave its 2017 Industry Innovation Award to Intercept Pharmaceuticals for the company’s primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) drug Ocaliva (obeticholic acid). PBC, a rare, autoimmune ... Read more

May 12, 2017

DUR-928 Developer Durect Joins with Sandoz on Posimir Pain Reliever System Efforts

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Durect has signed an agreement with Sandoz to develop and market Posimir (Saber-bupivacaine), an investigational localized pain reliever, in the United States. Durect is working on several product candidates, including ... Read more

May 8, 2017

New ‘Liver Line’ Online Community to Share Updates on Health, Research, Treatments

Alcoholic liver disease, Hepatitis, Liver cancer, Liver cirrhosis, News, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

A new online community, called Liver Line and sponsored by Galectin Therapeutics, offers the latest information on liver health and research into liver diseases. On Liver Line, patients and the community can ... Read more

April 27, 2017

Exposure to High-Fat Diet in Womb and During Breastfeeding Linked to Liver Disease

News, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

A child exposed to a mother’s high-fat diet while in the womb and breastfeeding is at greater risk of developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) later in life, a ... Read more

April 18, 2017April 19, 2017

Albireo Hosts NYC Breakfast to Discuss A4250 Therapy for Pediatric Liver Diseases

News, Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Boston-based Albireo Pharma hosted an April 13 breakfast presentation in New York that featured an overview of the company’s clinical programs as well as a talk by pediatric liver specialist Philip Rosenthal, MD, ... Read more