Reviewing new challenges and opportunities for hepatitis B cures
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a significant public health problem, with over 296 million people chronically infected worldwide. Despite the ...
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Alcohol use and sustained virologic response to hepatitis C virus direct-acting antiviral therapy
About The Study: In this study of 69,000 adults with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, there was no difference in sustained ...
Durability of hepatitis b surface antigen seroclearance studied in real-world data from electronic health records
In a study published in the journal Genes & Diseases, researchers from The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University ...
U of M study suggests hepatitis C patients should consider revaccination for hepatitis B
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (09/07/2023) — Recently published research from the University of Minnesota Medical School suggests individuals with hepatitis C should consider ...
People with a hepatitis C cure still face substantial risk of death
Individuals who have been cured of hepatitis C infection still face a substantially greater risk of death compared with the ...
Trends in the prevalence of hepatitis C infection during pregnancy and maternal-infant outcomeTrends in the prevalence of hepatitis C infection during pregnancy and maternal-infant outcomes
About The Study: This study of more than 70 million births or spontaneous abortions showed the prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV)-positive ...
Hepatitis cases and heart valve infection deaths tied to early OxyContin marketing
New Haven, Conn. — Decades after Purdue Pharma began to push physicians to prescribe addictive pain pills, the opioid crisis ...
New findings on hepatitis C immunity could inform future vaccine development
A new USC study that zeros in on the workings of individual T cells targeting the hepatitis C virus (HCV) ...
Single hepatitis E mutation renders sofosbuvir therapy ineffective
Which viral variants circulate in the blood? Credit: © RUB, Marquard Which viral variants circulate in the blood? In an ...
AI helps create better, simpler hepatitis, COVID-19 tests
Going beyond pregnancy and COVID-19, the world could someday soon come to rely on at-home tests for many diseases thanks ...
New tool to study hepatitis B could open the door to a cure
Hepatitis C and hepatitis B viruses both attack the liver, eventually causing deadly cirrhosis or cancer. But while antivirals can ...
How to achieve a functional cure for chronic hepatitis B
Geneva, March 30, 2023 – More than half of patients who suffer from chronic hepatitis B have the e antigen ...
ACTG announces publication of pivotal hepatitis C study in Clinical Infectious Diseases
Los Angeles, Calif. – The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), the world’s largest HIV research network, is announcing the publication ...
Breaking barriers in hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment for populations at risk
A study with people who inject drugs evaluated a minimally invasive test based on dried blood spots (DBS) for the ...
Improved diagnostic tools needed for chronic hepatitis B patients in Africa
A group of international researchers is calling for revised guidelines to help improve access to hepatitis B treatment in Africa. Hepatitis ...
Three-dose hepatitis B vaccine regimen protects people with HIV
WHAT: Credit: CDC/NIAID WHAT: A three-dose course of the hepatitis B vaccine HEPLISAV-B fully protected adults living with HIV who ...
Scripps Research scientists map key protein structure of Hepatitis C virus
LA JOLLA, CA—A team led by scientists at Scripps Research and the University of Amsterdam has achieved an important goal ...
ACTG presents data showing success of hepatitis B vaccine among people living with HIV at IDWeek 2022
Los Angeles, Calif. – The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), the world’s largest HIV research network whose focus has expanded ...
The cell sentinel that neutralises hepatitis B
The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is responsible for one of the most serious and common infectious diseases. Transmitted through biological ...
Heart attack risk increased among people with HIV and hepatitis C as they aged
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 DALLAS, Sept. 21, 2022 — As people with HIV ...
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Scientists discover rare 6-planet system that moves in strange synchrony
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Ohio State receives $14 million to study optimal aspirin therapy in pregnancy
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AI image generator Stable Diffusion perpetuates racial and gendered stereotypes, study finds
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‘Dolomite Problem’: 200-year-old geology mystery resolved
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The dangers of being a saber-toothed cat in Los Angeles 12,000 years ago
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Rise of microplastics discovered in placentas of Hawaiʻi mothers