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Breakthrough in fighting liver disease

3 September 2015 | By Victoria White

The University of Brighton has announced it is sharing in a €5.9m EU grant to support the development of a new treatment for chronic liver disease...

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MRC scientists regrow liver from liver stem cells

21 July 2015 | By Victoria White

Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists have repaired a damaged liver in a mouse by transplanting liver stem cells grown in the laboratory...

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Protein from Vibrio vulnificus can inhibit tumour cell growth by cutting the protein Ras

9 June 2015 | By Victoria White

Scientists have discovered that a toxin secreted by Vibrio vulnificus has potential to prevent the growth of tumours by cutting the protein Ras...

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Alnylam files Clinical Trial Application for ALN-AAT for the treatment of Alpha-1 Liver Disease

21 May 2015 | By Victoria White

Alnylam has filed a Clinical Trial Application to initiate a Phase 1/2 clinical trial with ALN-AAT for the treatment of alpha-1 liver disease...

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The promise of induced pluripotent stem cells for liver disease, toxicology and drug discovery

9 April 2015 | By James Adjaye (Institute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine), Nina Graffmann (Institute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine), Peggy Matz (Institute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine), Wasco Wruck (Institute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine)

We discuss the steps required for differentiating human pluripotent stem cells into hepatocyte-like cells, and how long this process takes and the quality control measures needed...

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Partnering for Cure programme announces new winning projects designed to investigate novel ways to cure viral diseases

13 November 2014 | By Bristol-Myers Squibb

The Partnering for Cure faculty of experts announced the four recipients of awards for research proposals that will help to provide insights into the pathophysiology of viral diseases and the potential development of cure strategies in HIV, hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV)...

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The end of hepatitis C?

6 May 2014 | By Red Door Communications

New evidence published to coincide with the International Liver Meeting showing the potential for elimination of hepatitis C across 15 countries by 2030...

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Bristol-Myers Squibb presents Phase III data demonstrating that investigational all-oral daclatasvir and asunaprevir therapy achieved SVR12 rates of up to 90%

10 April 2014 | By Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company announced Phase III results from the global HALLMARK-Dual study investigating the all-oral, interferon- and ribavirin-free regimen of daclatasvir...

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New data from Phase 3 attain study of Janssen’s once-daily simeprevir compared to telaprevir in treatment-experienced adult patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C

19 March 2014 | By Janssen

Additional Phase 3 data from the QUEST-1, QUEST-2 and PROMISE studies explore potential of simeprevir in genotype 1 hepatitis C patients while new ATTAIN data demonstrate a superior safety profile for simeprevir...

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