The American Liver Foundation (ALF) has launched two projects that aim to improve care for people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)…
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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…
HEPATITIS
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…
CHOLESTASIS
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…
ALAGILLE SYNDROME
NewsEU initiative aims to improve early detection of rare genetic diseases
An initiative in the European Union (EU) aims to speed up the diagnosis of rare genetic disorders such as Alagille syndrome in newborns using…
CHOLANGITIS
NewsPSC may increase ulcerative colitis risk, but not Crohn’s disease
Genetic variations that predispose people toward developing primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are significantly associated with a higher risk of ulcerative colitis, a primary type…
CHOLESTASIS
NewsLivmarli now approved in EU to treat adults, children with PFIC
Livmarli (maralixibat), an oral medication from Mirum Pharmaceuticals, is now approved in the European Union to treat progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) in…
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