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CHOLESTASIS
NewsBrain changes seen in children with neonatal cholestasis: Study
Brain scans have shown children with neonatal cholestasis tend to have brain abnormalities, a review study found. Bleeding was the most common, especially in…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsChiglitazar lowers MASH patients’ liver fat accumulation: Phase 2 trial
Chiglitazar (carfloglitazar), an oral medication approved to treat type 2 diabetes in China, led to significant reductions in liver fat accumulation among people with nonalcoholic…
BILIARY ATRESIA
NewsBlood protein predicts post-transplant liver fibrosis in biliary atresia
A blood test that measures the levels of the M2BPGi protein accurately predicts the presence of moderate liver scarring, or fibrosis, in children and adolescents…
Researchers have identified new strategies for developing a vaccine against hepatitis C by studying the immune responses of a patient who spontaneously cleared three…
Golexanolone, Umecrine Cognition’s investigational oral therapy, was generally safe and well tolerated in adults with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and clinically significant…
The Phase 3 trial that supported the U.S. approval of Livmarli (maralixibat) for progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) involved the broadest range of patients,…
FATTY LIVER DISEASE
NewsSevere fatty liver disease patients see benefits with lanifibranor
Inventiva’s investigational oral therapy lanifibranor safely reduced blood sugar levels and eased signs of liver disease among people with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a…
ALAGILLE SYNDROME
NewsBrain blood vessel abnormalities in Alagille usually stable over time
Blood vessel abnormalities in the brain, such as unusually narrow or bulging vessels, are common in children with Alagille syndrome and remain generally stable over…
HEPATITIS
NewsUS centers get $2.1M to help hepatitis patients find doctors
The Center for Disease Analysis (CDA) Foundation has granted $2.1 million in funding to 14 U.S. organizations to help diagnosed but untreated hepatitis…
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