Your Liver & Cirrhosis

Thanks to the Gastrointestinal Society in association with the Canadian Society of Intestinal Research for this excellent graphic describing Liver Cirrhosis and providing you with a tool to discuss your

Anti-depressant may help PBC

A new study from the University of Calgary shows the antidepressant, Mitrazapine, may help PBC. In April  Dr Abdel Aziz presented the promising results. Read more here.

Ursodeoxycholic Acid – there is no such thing as non-response

At the AASLD 2017 Liver Meeting, an abstract was presented, by Dr. van der Meer et al  titled “Ursodeoxycholic Acid is Associated with Prolonged Transplant-free Survival in All Patients with

Difference between PBC & PSC

At the AASLD Liver Meeting 2017, PSC Partners presented this great info graphic that helps explain the differences between PSC Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and PBC- Primary Biliary Cholangitis.  Connect to

MRE Magnetic Resonance Elastography

MRE – Magnetic Resonance Elastography  has the ability to accurately assess liver fibrosis without biopsy. Watch this short video to learn more about MRE and how it works.

Researchers link Gut Microbiota to Liver Disease

At the AASLD Liver Meeting in Washington, DC, Dr. Bernd Schnabl presented the 2017 Hans Popper Lecture on Gut Microbiota and Liver Disease.  See Dr. Schnabl talk about this on

Future hope for those who don’t qualify for transplant

More exciting news in Liver Research. Engineered liver tissue could help millions of people who suffer from chronic liver disease but don’t qualify for a liver transplant. – Read More 

New Canadian PBC Patient Registry

In 2016, we designated the proceeds of the Canadian PBC Society’s signature fundraising event, A Day at the Races, to support PBC education, awareness and research at the Toronto Centre