Most infants with the rare liver disease biliary atresia (BA) show signs of a previous rotavirus infection, suggesting the…
Articles by Marisa Horak, MS
Mirum Pharmaceuticals is making progress with a quartet of late-stage clinical trials designed to test brelovitug, the company’s experimental…
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) patients who have irreversible liver scarring that affects the organ’s function are more likely to…
Two proteins called S100A11 and HK2 contribute to the abnormal buildup of fat in the liver that characterizes steatotic…
Backed by millions in U.S. funding, scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore will be leading a new international consortium…
A global clinical trial testing Mirum Pharmaceuticals’ oral therapy maralixibat in people with itching, or pruritus, due to rare…
Long-term exposure to particles produced from cooking grilled meat can trigger liver damage and cholestasis — slowing or stalling…
Use of the experimental immune-modulating therapy CNP-104 in adults with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) participating in a U.S. clinical trial led…
People whose biological parents were overweight or obese at the time of their conception face a greater risk of early…
One-time treatment with VRON-0200 reduced hepatitis B virus (HBV) levels in the blood of most people with chronic hepatitis…