Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Study of Children Receiving Standard of Care Lifestyle Advice

by Danielle Bradshaw from In The Cloud Copy It’s possible for fat to end up stored inside of the liver due to either obesity, diabetes, certain medications, or high cholesterol.…

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Alnylam Submits a Clinical Trial Authorization Application for Their NASH Treatment
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Alnylam Submits a Clinical Trial Authorization Application for Their NASH Treatment

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has submitted their clinical trial authorization (CTA) application to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for their RNAi therapy, ALN-HSD, a treatment for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).…

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Data Supports Tesamorelin as Effective for HIV-Associated NASH
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Data Supports Tesamorelin as Effective for HIV-Associated NASH

  Biopharmaceutical company Theratechnologies Inc. recently announced that its therapy candidate tesamorelin is effective in the treatment of HIV-associated nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). According to new data, published in JCI Insight, tesamorelin…

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MRFF Funding Promotes Treatment Development for Patients with Rare Diseases
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MRFF Funding Promotes Treatment Development for Patients with Rare Diseases

  When it comes to researching and finding treatments for rare diseases, funding plays a crucial role. Recently, the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Stem Cell Therapies Mission presented Monash…

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Podcast Series Released to Increase Awareness and Education for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
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Podcast Series Released to Increase Awareness and Education for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

International Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Day takes place on June 12th every year. This year, a 4 part podcast series was released by NASHNET as part of the continued effort to spread…

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A New Phase 2 Trial Begins for Experimental Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Treatment
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A New Phase 2 Trial Begins for Experimental Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Treatment

According to a story from globenewswire.com, the biotechnology company CytoDyn Inc. has recently announced the initiation of a phase 2 clinical trial. This clinical trial will be testing the company's…

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International Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Day Sparks New Collaboration for Research
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International Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Day Sparks New Collaboration for Research

International NASH Day, or IND, began in 2018 to raise awareness of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). This is the most advanced form of fatty liver disease. It is a progressive condition…

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Join This Webcast to Hear the Latest Update for a Phase IIb Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Trial
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Join This Webcast to Hear the Latest Update for a Phase IIb Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Trial

According to a story from Biotech-365, the biopharmaceutical company Inventiva has been forced to change its plans to announce the latest updates for its phase IIb clinical trial. This clinical…

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Study: Viking Therapeutics Evaluates VK2809 for Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
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Study: Viking Therapeutics Evaluates VK2809 for Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

  The FDA has recently approved of Viking Therapeutics' Investigational New Drug (IND) application, which allows patients to enroll in their clinical trials. In order to qualify for these trials,…

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Potential Treatment for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Earns Fast Track Designation
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Potential Treatment for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Earns Fast Track Designation

According to a story from sectorpublishingintelligence.co.uk, the drug company INVENTIVA's lead product candidate, known as lanifibranor, has earned Fast Track Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as…

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Positive Results in Mouse Model for Experimental Drug Treating Liver Scarring Associated With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
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Positive Results in Mouse Model for Experimental Drug Treating Liver Scarring Associated With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

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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The FDA’s Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation Discusses Accelerated Approvals

  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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