Alagille syndrome may cause problems with skull development that can put abnormal pressure on the brain, and screening babies at risk for these rare…
News
In 2024, Liver Disease News kept readers informed aboout liver disease research, treatments, and clinical trials. Here are the 10 most read stories, each with…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsAbnormal amino acid profile seen in biliary atresia infants after birth
The blood levels of four amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, are significantly elevated in infants with biliary atresia within 72 hours of…
Tobevibart and elebsiran, an experimental treatment combination that Vir Biotechnology is developing for chronic hepatitis D, has been awarded both breakthrough therapy designation…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsCommittee recommends seladelpar approval in EU for treating PBC
A branch of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended that Gilead Sciences’ oral therapy seladelpar be approved in the European Union as a…
Higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids, fatty molecules found in food and shown to have health benefits, significantly associate with a lower risk of…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsDistinct 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…
ALAGILLE SYNDROME
NewsNew app designed to be health record, journal for patients
Know Rare, a support platform for people living with rare diseases such as Alagille syndrome, launched a health journaling app to help patients…
A two-month course of an oral antiviral treatment combination of bemnifosbuvir and ruzasvir was well tolerated and led to sustained clearance of the…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsSleep disorders common in PBC, linked to severe disease: Study
Sleep disorders affect about half of adults with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), and are associated with more severe disease and worse outcomes, according to…
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