Liver Injury/Regeneration News

LONDON — A low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet significantly improved nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score and HbA1c more than a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to a researcher here.

LONDON — Elevated noninvasive markers of liver fibrosis correlated with an increased risk for cardiovascular events, end-stage renal disease and worse survival in patients with chronic kidney disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

LONDON — Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease had worse health-related quality of life, regardless of fibrosis stage, compared with the general population, according to research presented at the International Liver Congress.

LONDON — Combined glecaprevir and pibrentasvir with ezetimibe prevented hepatitis C infection among patients who received non-liver solid organ transplants with HCV viremic grafts, according to research.

LONDON — Younger-onset type 2 diabetes increased the risk for liver-related events among patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to research presented at the International Liver Congress.

Researchers found that psoriasis correlated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among adults, based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

An updated MELD 3.0 amends existing sex-based disparities in access to liver transplantation among women, according to a presenter at the American Transplant Congress 2022.

SAN DIEGO — Higher sex hormone-binding globulin levels may predict liver fibrosis for men with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a presenter at the AACE Annual Scientific and Clinical Conference.

Orphalan announced FDA approval of Cuvrior for the treatment of adults with stable Wilson’s disease who are de-coppered and tolerant to penicillamine, according to a company press release.

High alcohol intake was more frequent following early liver transplant vs. standard transplant in patients with severe alcohol-related hepatitis, according to research published in The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology.