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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…

Biochemical crosstalk between the body’s own cells and microbes living in the intestines helps regulate the accumulation of fat in the liver, a new study…

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…

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…

Liver transplants from a living donor may mean a lower success and a higher need for a second transplant relative to those from a deceased…

A combination of two new mutations in the TJP2 gene was identified as the cause of a mild form of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 4 (PFIC4) in…

A molecular system controlled by a protein called FBP1 is responsible for how liver cells damaged by MASH — fully, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, a severe…

Alagille syndrome may cause problems with skull development that can put abnormal pressure on the brain, and screening babies at risk for these rare…

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…

The blood levels of four amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, are significantly elevated in infants with biliary atresia within 72 hours of…