Liver injury is a known complication risk of Elevidys and other gene therapies that use an adeno-associated (AAV) virus to deliver the one-time treatment to cells. That risk is already flagged on ...

New research suggests restoring stellate cells to their healthy and protective state could simultaneously reduce liver scarring and improve liver function. Researchers from Columbia University and ...

One patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has passed away following treatment with Sarepta Therapeutics’ gene therapy Elevidys, the biotech said (PDF) Tuesday. The patient suffered ...

Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader's Digest. Getty Alcohol-related liver diseases are rising in people under 40 — with cases specifically surging in young women ...

Mar. 13, 2025 — When mothers eat a diet high in fat and sugars, their unborn babies can develop liver stress that continues into early life. A new study sheds light on changes to the fetus's ...

Acute liver injury is a known possible side effect of ELEVIDYS and other AAV-mediated gene therapies and is highlighted in the prescribing information. Although it is not a new safety signal and ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - There’s a new and alarming trend about alcohol-related liver disease in young adults. The Journal of the American Medicine Association found that more young people are ...

A Beam Therapeutics gene-editing therapy designed to fix a mutation at the root of a rare liver protein deficiency now has early signs of efficacy along with safety data that ease some concerns ...

Weight-loss jabs such as Ozempic could throw a lifeline to millions of people battling deadly liver disease – amid growing concern about the spiralling number of cases. Over the past 20 years ...