A new preclinical study has found that a combination of viral and bacterial insults may be a key disease mechanism…
Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
Lindsey earned her PhD in neuroscience from Emory University in Atlanta, where she studied novel therapeutic strategies for treatment-resistant forms of epilepsy. She was awarded a fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society in 2019 for this research. Lindsey also previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher, studying the role of inflammation in epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Articles by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
Access to hepatitis C treatment and care remains low among children and recently pregnant women in the U.S., according…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsUmecrine raises $2.5M to advance trial testing golexanolone for PBC
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FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsPemvidutide shows benefit for MASH in Phase 2b clinical trial
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FATTY LIVER DISEASE
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Daily treatment with the diabetes medication dapagliflozin eased disease severity for people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a severe form…
CHOLANGITIS
News30% rise due in primary sclerosing cholangitis prevalence by 2040
The global prevalence of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), or the total number of existing cases, is expected to increase…
The investigational treatment imdusiran used as part of combination therapy regimens has led to a functional cure for eight…
AHB-137, Ausperbio’s experimental therapy, safely and effectively suppressed the disease-causing hepatitis B virus (HBV) in people with chronic…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsNew Phase 2 trial data show benefits of elafibranor for PSC
Daily treatment with Ipsen’s elafibranor safely and effectively eases itching, stabilizes liver scarring, and reduces liver damage biomarkers in…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsMET gene mutations could be rare cause of MASLD, MASH
Rare mutations in the MET gene can cause metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a form of fatty liver…