Have you had an alcoholic drink today or in the past 4 months? Have you been diagnosed with alcohol-related liver disease (ALD)? You may be able to participate in a research study that is exploring a medication that may help reduce the effects of ALD. Compensation provided.

If you have protein in the urine and African descent, Hispanic or American Indian you might have a gene call APOL1 contributing kidney disease. This study will test if you have change in the gene. If you do have that change you can participate in this study .

Do you have lupus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), or idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM)? You may be eligible for a new CAR-T therapy conducted at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Please reach out to learn more about this new innovative treatment.

This research is being done in participants who have Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), also referred to as Liver Cancer, to evaluate how 3 drugs work in combination, and which dose is the best to treat your disease. The 3 drugs are casdozokitug (casdozo-key-tug), toripalimab (tor-i-pal-i- mab) and bevacizumab (bev-uh-siz-oo-mab). Toripalimab and bevacizumab have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat other cancers, but not Liver cancer. Casdozokitug has not been approved by the FDA to treat any cancers.

We are studying an investigational drug, Efruxifermin, to see if it will help in the treatment of liver inflammation and scarring (fibrosis) in adults diagnosed with Compensated Cirrhosis due to NASH (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis) and MASH (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis).

The purpose of this study is to find out whether the addition of HDV to Humalog® will improve diabetes control by reducing high blood sugar after meals and/or reducing the risk of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) during insulin treatment. The safety and tolerability of Humalog® with or without added HDV will also be evaluated. The study drugs will be administered by subcutaneous (under the skin) injection.

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness and safety of retatrutide, a new diabetes medication) at doses of 4 mg, 9 mg, or 12 mg that will be taken as a weekly injection for about 1 year, compared to a placebo. A participant's change in HbA1c level will be primary outcome of interest. We are seeking participants with type 2 diabetes that has affected kidney function and are currently taking long-acting insulin with metformin and/or a SGLT2 inhibitor.

The purpose of this study is to compare diet (record of the foods you eat), gut microbiome (stool sample), and cells (blood sample) in adults with IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) and compare with adults with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and adults with no history of medical problems. The information we learn by doing this study may help us understand how we might be able to target the microbiome to better understand the disease process and potentially help us develop new therapies in the future.

The study treatment, finerenone, is being developed to help people who have long lasting kidney disease, also known as chronic kidney disease (CKD). It works by blocking a certain hormone called aldosterone that causes injury and inflammation in the heart and kidney which is known to play a role in CKD. In this study, the researchers want to learn if finerenone works the same way in kidney transplant recipients. Some subjects will receive the study drug and some will receive a placebo.

Have you ever wondered what environmental toxins you are exposed to on a daily basis, and how it might affect your health? The STRIVE study is looking for volunteers who would like to provide blood, urine, and/or saliva, as well as home samples such as soil, dust, and/or water. In this study, we want to learn more about the environmental factors that contribute to advanced liver disease and liver cancer. We are looking for healthy volunteers and people with liver cirrhosis who live in either North Carolina or Georgia to take part.