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Liver Disease
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CN Bio raises $21 million USD in first close of Series B investment round
Bayland Capital and founding shareholder, CN Innovations Holdings Ltd, to invest $10 M and $5.5 M, respectively. Investment…
Top pharmaceutical company evaluates Optimer for precision liver medicine
Aptamer Group plc, the developer of novel Optimer® binders to enable innovation in the life sciences industry, today announces…
Study aims to explore the underlying causes of excessive alcohol production in overweight people
The microorganisms in the intestines of many overweight people produce alcohol to an increased extent, as Max Nieuwdorp,…
Study identifies genetic variants with profound impact on obesity risk
A study led by Medical Research Council (MRC) researchers has identified genetic variants in two genes that have…
Rare variants in the YKT6 gene cause new neurological disorder, study finds
A recent collaborative study has discovered rare variants in the YKT6 gene as the cause of a new neurological disorder…
Quibim introduces QP-Liver for enhancing liver disease diagnosis through MRI analysis
Quibim, a global company pioneering imaging biomarkers for precision medicine, is today announcing the launch of a new…
Spleen stiffness measurement could revolutionize the diagnosis and management of portal hypertension
Portal hypertension (PHT) is a severe complication of chronic liver disease, like cirrhosis, where increased pressure builds up…
Maternal obesity linked to liver cancer risk in offspring
Obesity, which could reach 50% of the population in certain developed countries by 2030, is a major public…
Key protein identified in protecting women from fatty liver disease
New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows how oestrogen protects against MASLD, a fatty liver disease that…
Food insecurity fuels fatty liver disease in Latinx kids
For Latinx kids, unreliable access to food at age 4 raises the odds of having fatty liver disease…