Adults with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) who have less elevated blood levels of the liver enzyme alkaline phosphatase (ALP), a marker of liver damage, at…
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CHOLESTASIS
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…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
News‘Zombie’ immune cells may help drive steatotic liver disease, study shows
Clearing senescent macrophages, a type of damaged immune cell that doesn’t die off as it should, reduced inflammation and reversed signs of liver fat buildup…
Investing in hepatitis C testing and treatment may actually lower healthcare costs over time, according to a new study from Washington state. By catching…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsMRI scans catch early signs of PSC recurrence after liver transplant
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
NewsDosing starts in Phase 2 trial of oral therapy HU6 for MASH
A Phase 2 clinical trial testing Rivus Pharmaceuticals‘ experimental oral therapy HU6 in people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a severe form of…
ALAGILLE SYNDROME
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…
HEPATITIS
NewsFDA puts pevifoscorvir sodium for hepatitis B on fast track
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…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsOff-label fenofibrate improves liver health in PBC patients: Study
Long-term, off-label treatment with fenofibrate significantly reduces liver damage markers and improves prognostic scores in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) patients who do not respond…
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