A study conducted by researchers at UC San Diego has revealed new and helpful information about non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). This study, led by Dr. Joseph Witztum, focused on a…
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,…
According to a story from pharmaphorum.com, the drug company Genfit has recently released data from a study which was testing the effectiveness of a new approach for the diagnosis of…
NASH Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is a rare disease in which hepatic inflammation and injury to the cells occur as a result of steatosis (hepatic fat accumulation). Severe cases of NASH…
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…
It's common knowledge that your Corona is doing your liver no favours. Heavy alcohol consumption isn’t great for your health. Reported in Cell Metabolism, new research gets more specific: the…
According to a story from Real World Health Care, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its less common, more serious form called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), are silent but deadly conditions that…
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,…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
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).…
US Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard gave a recent speech in November raising awareness about a looming health crisis for US people. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (or NASH), she declares, is looming in the…
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…
Presenting the 2nd Annual NASH Summit 2018 This summit will specialize keeping drug companies and research organizations up to date on new information relevant to the development of new treatments…
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