The Fatty Liver Alliance, a Canada-based advocacy group, is calling for supporters to sign a petition asking Madrigal…
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
Researchers have detailed exactly how bemnifosbuvir — part of Atea Pharmaceuticals’ antiviral treatment combination for chronic hepatitis C…
Treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) reduces the disease burden associated with liver scarring (fibrosis) and prevents severe liver outcomes and…
A two-month regimen of Atea Pharmaceuticals’ once-daily oral antiviral treatment for hepatitis C — a combination of bemnifosbuvir and…
ALAGILLE SYNDROME
NewsResearchers develop new way to recognize Alagille-causing mutations
A team of researchers has developed a new screening system to identify previously unrecognized mutations as the likely cause of…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsCM-101 shows signs of targeting all PSC aspects in Phase 2 trial
The experimental therapy CM-101 is generally safe and results in signs of improvement in liver health and health of…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsLivmarli now approved in US for PFIC patients 1 year and older
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a label expansion for Livmarli (maralixibat) that allows the medication to…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsPSC may increase ulcerative colitis risk, but not Crohn’s disease
Genetic variations that predispose people toward developing primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are significantly associated with a higher risk of…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsMore studies support use of CM-101 antibody therapy now in PSC trial
High levels of CCL24, the protein targeted by Chemomab Therapeutics’ investigational antibody-based therapy CM-101, are associated with biological pathways…
Daily treatment with Mirum Pharmaceuticals’ oral candidate volixibat significantly reduced itching — medically known as pruritus — and fatigue…