In the wake of an unfavorable advisory committee meeting in September, Intercept Pharmaceuticals’ bid to win full approval ...

The effect of treatment is assessed based on (1) reduction of disease activity as reflected by serum transaminase and bilirubin levels, (2) improvement in liver function as judged by prothrombin ...

Financial incentives for improving diet and physical fitness must become central to the U.S. government’s contribution to ...

Background: Antibodies to soluble liver antigen/liver pancreas (SLA/LP) are specific markers of autoimmune hepatitis. Their target antigen has recently been cloned. Aims: To establish standardised ...

[12] Autoimmune hepatitis type 3 [13,14] is characterized by autoantibodies against a soluble liver antigen/liver pancreas (SLA/LP) identified as UGA-suppressor serine transfer RNA (tRNA)-protein ...

Autoimmune diseases are a pathophysiological state wherein immune responses are directed against, and damage, the body's own tissues (autoimmunity). Common examples of autoimmune disease include ...

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)?an alliance of leading cancer centers?today announced the publication of a ...

Professor Y Shoenfeld, Department of Medicine B, Sheba Medical Centre, Tel-Hashomer, 52621 IsraelShoenfel{at}post.tau.ac.il CONCLUSION Autoimmune and rheumatic features are not rare among patients ...

Nanoscope Therapeutics, Inc., a late-stage clinical biotechnology company developing gene therapies for inherited retinal diseases and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), today announced ...

The liver is a large, glandular, vital organ divided into two main lobes with a major role in metabolism, detoxification and production of chemicals necessary for digestion. The liver is ...

The Quadruple Aim—a framework originally rooted in improving patient experience, enhancing population health, and achieving cost savings—has evolved to include a fourth dimension: provider ...

Amit Saxena, MD, discusses how evidence-based guidelines from ACR and KDIGO have evolved to shape lupus nephritis treatment approaches, emphasizing their critical role in standardizing patient ...