A study showed that a genetic mutation associated with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a form of fatty liver disease, results in an…
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FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsNonprofit’s petition aims to expedite Canadian access to Rezdiffra
The Fatty Liver Alliance, a Canada-based advocacy group, is calling for supporters to sign a petition asking Madrigal Pharmaceuticals to apply to Canadian…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsDosing begins in Phase 2 trial of DD01 in treating fatty liver disease
Dosing has begun in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of DD01 in people with one of two forms of fatty…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsEfruxifermin Phase 3 trials now enrolling fatty liver disease patients
Three Phase 3 clinical trials testing Akero Therapeutics‘ experimental injection therapy efruxifermin in adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) or metabolic dysfunction-associated…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsTwo Phase 3 pegozafermin trials for severe fatty liver disease enrolling
Two Phase 3 clinical trials testing pegozafermin in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a severe manifestation of fatty liver disease, are enrolling participants,…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsPemvidutide seen to lower liver fat in MASLD patients in Phase 1 trial
Pemvidutide, Altimmune’s experimental therapy, significantly reduced liver fat and inflammation, as well as body weight, among overweight or obese people with metabolic dysfunction-associated…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsPoor sleep quality ID’d as key risk factor for fatty liver disease
Poor sleep quality — noted by researchers as increasingly common in modern society — is significantly linked to a higher chance of having metabolic dysfunction-associated…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsAmerican Liver Foundation aiming to improve care for patients
The American Liver Foundation (ALF) has launched two projects that aim to improve care for people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsFacial temperature patterns could help detect MASLD: Study
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a form of fatty liver disease, and other aging-related metabolic disorders may be detectable using computer-based analyses of…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsFerroptosis, type of cell death, may be therapeutic target for MASLD
A type of cell death called ferroptosis contributes to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a form of fatty liver disease that occurs more…
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