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NewsNGM Bio raises funds to launch clinical trial of aldafermin for PSC
NGM Biopharmaceuticals has raised $122 million in financing, which the California-based company will use to help launch a planned registrational clinical trial to test…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsCertain fatty molecules may help diagnose liver disease in pregnancy
Blood levels of certain fatty molecules, called short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), in pregnant women may help diagnose intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), according to…
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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)…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsGut bacterium B. longum linked to better biliary atresia outcomes
Levels of Bifidobacterium longum (B. longum), a well-known probiotic, in the gut are significantly reduced in children with biliary atresia, a study in Taiwan…
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NewsWHO prequalifies 1st home test for hepatitis C
The World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified the first self-test kit to detect the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a home setting, marking…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsPSC treatment bexotegrast safe, eases liver scarring in early trial
Six months of treatment with a high dose of bexotegrast, Pliant Therapeutics’ oral candidate, was superior to a placebo at reducing markers of disease…
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NewsPFIC therapy IN016 earns FDA’s rare pediatric disease designation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted rare pediatric disease designation to IN016, Innorna’s experimental therapy that aims to address the root…
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…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vir Biotechnology’s request to conduct clinical testing in the U.S. of a combination of two investigational…
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