Steatohepatitis/Metabolic Liver Disease News

Researchers found certain diagnostics linked to adverse outcomes among patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease during COVID-19, according to a presentation at Digestive Disease Week.

Genfit, in association with Labcorp, announced the launch of a noninvasive nonalcoholic steatohepatitis test for at-risk patients, according to a press release.

Despite ongoing COVID-19 infection control restrictions, volumes of inpatient consults for alcohol-related gastrointestinal and liver diseases had significantly decreased at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but quickly returned to normal levels, according to an expert presentation during a press conference in advance of Digestive Diseases Week.

Researchers found an inverse association between spinach consumption and the risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to BMC Gastroenterology.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease correlated with a significantly increased risk for developing cancer overall, due to the significant increased incidence in hepatocellular carcinoma, according to study results.

Exercise provided considerable weight loss-independent benefits in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to research published in JHEP Reports.

In this video exclusive, Pol Boudes, MD, chief medical officer of Galectin Therapeutics, spoke about NAVIGATEnash.com, a website for physicians and patients to get information on cirrhosis stemming from nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

BIO89-100 reduced liver fat in adults with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, while also lowering triglycerides for participants taking weekly and biweekly doses, according to trial data presented at the ENDO annual meeting.

Versantis announced positive results from a phase 1b clinical trial of VS-01 in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.

Patients with decompensated cirrhosis due to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis had worse outcomes and more complications than patients with hepatitis B virus, according to study results.