PBGENE-HBV, Precision BioSciences’ experimental gene-editing therapy for chronic hepatitis B, showed antiviral activity across three doses, with the highest dose approaching the benchmark…
A new study has identified two dietary nutrients, choline and dimethylglycine, as effective potential biomarkers for diagnosing and monitoring intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP).
Aramchol, a small molecule in the Galmed Pharmaceuticals pipeline, prevented and reversed inflammation and scarring (fibrosis) of the bile ducts in mouse models of…
Adults with autoimmune liver disease experience lower quality of life, especially those with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), who report more fatigue, sleepiness, and pain…
Bylvay (odevixibat), an oral medication used to treat cholestatic pruritus — severe itching that results from a buildup of bile acids used in digestion —…
Adding vitamin D to ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) treatment is superior to UDCA alone at reducing symptoms, liver damage markers, and liver scarring in previously untreated…
About 74,000 babies are born each year with the virus that causes hepatitis C, and more than 23,000 of them may still have the…
Genetic testing can help doctors find the cause of neonatal cholestasis more quickly, so children can receive more targeted treatment sooner, according to a…
Bylvay (odevixibat) eased pruritus — itching — during episodes of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) type 1 caused by mutations in both copies of…
Throughout July, the nonprofit Biliary Atresia Research & Education (BARE) is holding its Live and Let Live(r) fundraising campaign to raise money and awareness…
