According to a story from globenewswire.com, the biopharmaceutical company ContraVir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has recently announced that its experimental drug CRV431 was able to successfully decrease scarring of the liver in…
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In the mid-1980s the FDA was criticized for being slow in approving new drugs. In fact, a commission was formed as a result of the mounting criticism. Janet Woodcock,…
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Although somewhat of an exaggeration, the title of this article falls in line with the thinking of Insitro’s founder, Daphne Koller. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Koller said that…
Researchers at GENFIT are excited about promising results from studies investigating a new potential therapy for PBC and NASH, two rare liver diseases. Primary Biliary Cholangitis Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)…
According to a press release from American biotechnology company Intercept Pharmaceuticals, the company recently released additional data supporting its phase 3 clinical trial of obeticholic acid (OCA) in the treatment…
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition in which the buildup of fat in the liver poses health concerns. Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is a more severe, and more rare…
According to a story from finanznachrichten.de, biotechnology companies are starting to set their sights on treating deadly diseases that are lacking effective treatment options, including some diseases that are considered…
How Liver Transplant Recipients are Selected Liver transplant recipients in the United States are selected according to their MELD score. This number is calculated from lab values. It aims to…
According to a story from Andre Eger, the drug developer Gilead recently had the misfortune to announce that its clinical trial testing an experimental drug for late stage nonalcoholic steatohepatitis…
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a rare condition which causes inflammation in the liver. It can lead to cirrhosis and ultimately, liver failure. The typical treatment for patients with the disease includes…
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition which causes fat to accumulate in the liver. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a severe form of the disease in which the patient also…
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), is condition most commonly caused by obesity or type 2 diabetes. It can result in fibrosis, complications in the lung and cardiac system, liver cancer, liver cirrhosis,…
According to a story from Proactive Investors, the biotechnology company Conatus Pharmaceuticals recently reported that the company's drug Emricasan failed to achieve the primary endpoint in a Phase 2b clinical…
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is exactly what it sounds like. It's caused by a buildup of fat cells in the liver, resulting in many complications caused by the thickening…
According to a story from Health Canal, a team of researchers led by Dr. Mohammad Siddiqui of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) recently released a study which further highlights the relationship…
According to a story from tradeshownews.vporoom.com, the biopharmaceutical company Viking Therapeutics, Inc., has recently released the results from a Phase 2 clinical trial. This trial is testing the company's investigational therapeutic…
A new published research study shows that women who breastfeed at least one child for six months or more are at a lower risk of having nonalcoholic fatty liver…
According to a story from Markets Insider, the biotechnology company Innovate Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., recently announced encouraging proof-of-concept data for its lead medical product larazotide acetate. This experimental drug appears to…
According to a story from globenewswire.com, the drug developers Pfizer and Novartis have recently announced the beginning of a collaborative effort to test new potential therapies for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).…
According to a story from Healio, Dr. Monica Konerman recently gave a presentation about the importance of lifestyle changes in treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its rarer and more…
According to a story from Healio, recent testing has found that FibroScan, a form of medical imaging, is capable of detecting nonalcoholic steatohepatitis earlier than it would be possible to…
According to a story from Xcomony, the tech startup Glympse Bio has been developing a sensor technology that it claims will allow doctors to detect a variety of diseases earlier…
Based on reports from PRNewswire, there appears to be a rising concern in both the number of cases and the amount of global concern about NASH. NASH stands for Nonalcoholic…
For a long time, researchers thought that chronic liver inflammation was the driving force of cancer, because the inflammation allows the cancer cells to divide, preventing them from dying. But…
According to a story from globenewswire.com, the drug development company Galectin Therapeutics, Inc., recently announced its plans to go forward with Phase 3 trials for GR-MD-02. The company is dedicated…
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