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NewsNew mouse model could help guide PFIC3 treatment research
Researchers have developed a new mouse model of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 3 (PFIC3) that more closely mimics key features of the disease…
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Scheduled MRI scans one to three years after a liver transplant may detect signs of returning primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) earlier than standard blood-based liver…
Noninvasive scores originally developed to assess liver scarring may help diagnose pregnant women who have intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), the most common pregnancy-specific…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
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A Phase 2 clinical trial testing Rivus Pharmaceuticals‘ experimental oral therapy HU6 in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a severe form of…
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NewsWorld Liver Day promotes small habits that can yield big health gains
April 19 marks World Liver Day, a global effort to raise awareness about liver health and the growing burden of liver disease. This year’s…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast-track designation to pevifoscorvir sodium, Aligos Therapeutics‘ oral therapy candidate for chronic hepatitis B, which…
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