Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face a higher risk of liver-related complications and the need for a liver transplant…
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A noninvasive liver scan used alongside a standard blood test may accurately predict the severity of liver scarring, or fibrosis, in people with primary…
Receiving a liver transplant from a living donor is associated with an increased risk — as much as four times higher — of disease recurrence…
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February is Rare Liver Diseases Month, and this year, the Global Liver Institute (GLI) is highlighting the importance of early diagnosis for better health…
People who are exposed to more sunlight over their lifetimes are less likely to develop primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a study shows. “This suggests…
CHOLANGITIS
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Researchers have identified three proteins that may be key targets for treating primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), and one of these proteins may also be…
Vitamin D was shown to ease the effects of liver inflammation and damage in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a chronic form of cholangitis,…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsNew study finds higher cancer risk in PSC with advanced dysplasia
Liver transplant may help prevent bile duct cancer in people with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) who have advanced bile duct dysplasia, a serious…
LIVER DISEASE
NewsTop 10 Liver Disease News stories of 2025
Throughout 2025, the team at Liver Disease News has reported on the latest research and advances in care related to various rare and non-rare liver…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsCompound found in honey reduced inflammation in PBC mice in lab
Galangin, a naturally occurring compound found in honey and certain plants, was shown to reduce inflammation and liver injury in a mouse model of…
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