Having PBC may increase risk of IBD, but not vice versa: Study
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a rare autoimmune liver disease, shares 10 genetic risk factors with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a group of inflammatory conditions…
Marisa Wexler, MS, Senior Science Writer — 
Articles by Marisa Wexler
GPR75 protein may be fatty liver disease therapeutic target: Study
Reduced activity of a protein called GPR75 appears to help prevent the buildup of fat in the liver and the subsequent development of metabolic dysfunction-associated…
New molecule to reduce liver scarring a potential PSC treatment
Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have created a molecule, named antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) 56, that is able to potently reduce liver…
US government to launch 1st study of disease prevalence in MASLD
The U.S. government soon will launch a first national study to assess the prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD — a liver…
New NR1H4 mutation identified in baby girl with PFIC5
A new mutation in the NR1H4 gene was identified as the cause of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 5 (PFIC5) in a baby girl…
WHO: Despite advances in care, deaths from hepatitis increasing
Technologies to prevent, detect, and treat viral hepatitis have advanced considerably in recent decades, but the number of people dying from these infections continues…
Nonprofit funds research to test for pregnancy complication ICP
A nonprofit group has donated $60,000 to support researchers at Yale University School of Medicine working to expand access to a new test that can…
Fatty liver disease treatment DD01 gets FDA fast track designation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to DD01 as a potential treatment for a severe manifestation of fatty…
Pruritus treatment Livmarli should be reimbursable: Canadian panel
A Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) committee has recommended that Livmarli (maralixibat) be covered by the country’s publicly funded health…
FDA expands Vemlidy to chronic hepatitis B patients as young as 6
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has again expanded its approval of Gilead Sciences’ medication Vemlidy (tenofovir alafenamide) for chronic hepatitis B…
