Hepatitis B continues to be a global health problem
Hepatitis B infections are among the most common infectious diseases worldwide. (2015-07-29)
View ArticleNew national study finds COPD knowledge severely lacking, impacts quality of...
In a new national survey of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, Health Union reveals a surprising lack of awareness of risk factors and knowledge of diagnosis stage among patients....
View ArticleGout medications might be useful in treating alcohol-induced liver disease
New research in mice shows that two commonly used gout medications, which target uric acid and adenosine triphosphate, may offer protection from alcohol-induced liver disease and inflammation....
View ArticleUrban ERs see high rates of hepatitis C infection
An urban emergency department that set up a hepatitis C testing protocol saw high rates of infection among intravenous drug users and Baby Boomers, with three-quarters of those testing positive unaware...
View ArticleIntrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy linked with liver cancer
In a new study of more than 125,000 pregnant women in Sweden, researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy found that the risk of hepatobiliary cancer and immune-mediated and cardiovascular diseases later in...
View ArticleHepatitis C infection may fuel heart risk
People infected with the hepatitis C virus are at risk for liver damage, but the results of a new Johns Hopkins study now show the infection may also spell heart trouble. (2015-08-12)
View ArticleHow the malaria parasite increases the risk of blood cancer
A link between malaria and Burkitt's lymphoma was first described more than 50 years ago, but how a parasitic infection could turn immune cells cancerous has remained a mystery. (2015-08-14)
View ArticleTargeting HIV in semen to shut down AIDS
There may be two new ways to fight AIDS -- using a heat shock protein or a small molecule - to attack fibrils in semen associated with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during the initial phases...
View ArticlePossible test for liver cancer using technology for analysing rocks and...
A group of clinicians and geochemists are working to develop a test for the most common form of primary liver cancer, HCC (Hepatocellular Carcinoma). HCC kills over 600,000 people worldwide every year....
View ArticleExpression of a single gene lets scientists easily grow hepatitis C virus in...
Worldwide, 185 million people have chronic hepatitis C. Since the late 1980s, when scientists discovered the virus that causes the infection, they have struggled to find ways to grow it in human cells...
View ArticleLiver damage in hepatitis C patients significantly underestimated, says Henry...
The number of hepatitis C patients suffering from advanced liver damage may be grossly underestimated and underdiagnosed, according to a study led by researchers at Henry Ford Health System and the...
View Article'Molecular tweezer' targets HIV and prevents semen from promoting infection
An unprecedented potential "molecular tweezer" called CLR01, reported in the journal eLife, not only blocks HIV and other sexually transmitted viruses, but also breaks up proteins in semen that boost...
View ArticleOne in four hepatitis C patients denied initial approval for drug treatment
Nearly one in four patients with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) are denied initial approval for a drug therapy that treats the most common strain of the infection, according to a Yale School of Medicine...
View ArticleA new virus in liver cancer
More than a cause of a simple infection, viruses are often involved in the development of serious diseases. Such is the case with liver cancer, which often develops in an organ that has been weakened...
View ArticleClinical trial for first oral drug candidate specifically developed for...
The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) has announced today at the 9th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH) in Basel, Switzerland, the successful...
View ArticleNYU researchers observe upward trend in hepatitis C infection rates among...
While sexual contact is not the most efficient means of hepatitis C (HCV) transmission, there have been several reports of outbreaks of sexually transmitted HCV in HIV-positive men who have sex with...
View ArticleSilicone vaginal rings deliver antiviral drugs, protect women against HIV
Researchers at University Jean Monnet of Saint-Etienne, France have succeeded in developing a vaginal silicone ring that delivers molecules that act on both HIV and herpes virus. This research is...
View ArticleNew graphene oxide biosensors may accelerate research of HIV and cancer drugs
Longing to find a cure for cancer, HIV and other yet incurable diseases, researchers have already tried out hundreds of drugs, each requiring preclinical and clinical testing with live subjects. How...
View ArticlePortable, rapid DNA test can detect Ebola and other pathogens
Using technical advances not yet developed when the 2014 Ebola outbreak began, UC San Francisco-led scientists completed a proof-of-principle study on a real-time blood test based on DNA sequencing...
View ArticleFatty liver disease and scarring have strong genetic component
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say that hepatic fibrosis, which involves scarring of the liver that can result in dysfunction and, in severe cases, cirrhosis...
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