Researchers uncover how hepatitis B virus can persist in liver cells
Researchers have discovered a key mechanism that allows the hepatitis B virus (HBV) to infect and persist in liver cells, in a new study…
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Researchers develop tool to predict drug-induced cholestasis
Researchers have developed a tool that can distinguish medications that result in cholestasis from those that don’t, based on their effects on key bile…
6 JAG1, NOTCH2 gene mutations ID’d as likely cause of Alagille
Researchers in China have identified six new mutations in the JAG1 and NOTCH2 genes as likely causes of Alagille syndrome. In…
Hepatitis C telemedicine approach for opioid users receives award
A program using a telemedicine approach to treat hepatitis C in people with opioid use disorder that resulted in the cure of more than…
2nd liver transplant linked to good outcomes in PSC
A second liver transplant results in transplant and patient outcomes in people with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) that are comparable or better than those…
Trial of HBV treatment candidate now enrolling final patient group
Virion Therapeutics has announced that it’s completed enrollment for the first two groups of adults with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in…
Maralixibat Phase 3 trial for cholestasis-related itch is enrolling
Enrollment is ongoing in a Phase 3 clinical trial that’s designed to evaluate Mirum Pharmaceuticals’ maralixibat for treatment-resistant itching, or pruritus, associated with rare…
Robotic-assisted Kasai liver surgery may help biliary atresia outcomes
A robotic-assisted Kasai surgical procedure results in less blood loss, faster bowel function recovery, and greater rates of clearing jaundice at three and six…
ABI-4334 shows promise in hepatitis B Phase 1b trial: Data
Oral therapy ABI-4334 shows potent antiviral activity in adults with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, according to interim data from an ongoing Phase…
Distinct subtypes of MASLD discovered independently
An international team of researchers using different experimental approaches identified two distinct types of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a form of fatty…