Daily treatment with Ipsen’s elafibranor safely and effectively eases itching, stabilizes liver scarring, and reduces liver damage biomarkers in…
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
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…
ALAGILLE SYNDROME
NewsSurgery eases symptoms of rare skull condition in boy with Alagille
Craniosynostosis — a condition usually identified in infancy where the bones in a baby’s skull join together prematurely — led…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track status to PBGENE-HBV, Precision Bioscience’s gene-editing therapy candidate…
Supporters are gearing up for World Liver Day on April 19 — marked by a global campaign to raise…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsFDA approves Livmarli oral tablets for PFIC, Alagille
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an oral tablet formulation of Livmarli (maralixibat) to treat…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsGLP-1 agonists linked to lower risk of complications in MASLD, MASH
Use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis…
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has agreed that Ipsen’s Iqirvo (elafibranor) be covered by the country’s public National Health…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsPhase 3 trial of lanifibranor for MASH completes enrollment
Enrollment is complete for a Phase 3 clinical trial testing lanifibranor in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) — a…
Six months of treatment with Kezar Life Sciences‘ candidate zetomipzomib led to biochemical disease remission for adults with treatment-resistant…