Bylvay eases itching in episodic PFIC1, boosting daily life: Study
Bylvay (odevixibat) eased pruritus — itching — during episodes of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) type 1 caused by mutations in both copies of…
Margarida Maia, PhD, Science Writer—
Articles by Margarida Maia
BARE holds Live and Let Live(r) fundraising campaign
Throughout July, the nonprofit Biliary Atresia Research & Education (BARE) is holding its Live and Let Live(r) fundraising campaign to raise money and awareness…
Antibody brings proteins together to tame autoimmune hepatitis
BiTS, an antibody co-developed by researchers at New York University (NYU) to tame overactive immune T-cells, reduced inflammation and liver damage in a study that…
Imbalance of certain fatty molecules may signal disease severity in PSC
An imbalance in the blood between long-chain and very long-chain ceramides — fatty molecules that help fine-tune the body’s inflammatory response — may help indicate…
Nearly half of PBC patients in US haven’t seen a specialist recently
About 40 in every 100,000 U.S. adults have primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), with its frequency, when adjusted to population size, being highest in some…
Researchers develop mutation database, mouse model for PFIC2
Researchers have developed a database of all ABCB11 mutations known to cause progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 2 (PFIC2) and a new mouse model…
Targeted chemotherapy effective for HCC in woman with Alagille
A targeted treatment called transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) successfully helped control hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, in a young woman with…
AusperBio raises $50M to advance AHB-137 for chronic hepatitis B
AusperBio raised $50 million to advance the development of chronic hepatitis B treatment AHB-137. The company said the funding will help it launch Phase…
FDA to review linerixibat for PBC-related itching
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review GSK’s application seeking the approval of its oral treatment linerixibat for intense itching, or…
Vaccination, testing encouraged as part of Hepatitis Awareness Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month is held every May to raise awareness about viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver caused by a virus, and help…
