Microplastics and Liver Disease

Summary: Microplastics May Worsen Fatty Liver Disease, New Study Suggests Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have found that microplastics may significantly worsen fatty liver disease, especially when combined with a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet. The...

Autoimmune Liver Disease (AILD)

Summary: Quality of Life Remains Stable in Autoimmune Liver Disease (EMJ Hepatology, June 2026) The article reports on a longitudinal study of 252 patients with autoimmune liver diseases (AILD)—including autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary biliary cholangitis (PBC),...

Turning Point in Liver Disease

The article, “A therapeutic turning point in metabolic liver disease” (npj Gut and Liver, June 2026), is an editorial that argues the field of metabolic liver disease has entered a new era, driven by clearer disease definitions, deeper mechanistic understanding, and...

New Liver Disease Panel from Roche

Roche announced a new “Liver Disease Panel,” which it says is the first certified suite of digital algorithms designed to help clinicians detect and manage chronic liver disease (CLD) earlier and more efficiently. Key points from the announcement: The panel focuses...

State of MASLD

This May 16, 2026 Cureus review titled “Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: Current Diagnostic Pathways, Noninvasive Fibrosis Assessment, and Therapeutic Strategies” is essentially a “state of the field” overview of MASLD (formerly...