Millions of people worldwide carry viral infections they acquired at birth, often for life. For a long time it was assumed that the immune system hardly fights these pathogens. Researchers from the University of Basel show ...
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Cats are not just beloved companions; they are emerging as key "research partners" in unraveling viral cancer mechanisms. A team led by Professor Julia Beatty, Chair Professor of Veterinary Medicine and Infectious Diseases ...
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infects more than 250 million people worldwide and can lead to chronic liver disease and liver cancer. Current antiviral therapies suppress viral replication but do not eliminate the virus, highlighting ...
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Hepatitis delta virus (HDV), a bloodborne infection that is transmitted through infected blood or other bodily fluids, was recently designated as a Group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). ...
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Working out of a tribal-owned hospital in Anchorage, Alaska, liver specialist Brian McMahon has spent decades treating the long shadow of hepatitis B. Before a vaccine became available in the 1980s, he saw the virus claim ...
Dec 3, 2025
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United States President Donald Trump this week claimed children should not be vaccinated against hepatitis B until they are 12 years old, rather than at birth. He also said the viral liver infection was a sexually transmitted ...
Sep 25, 2025
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In a pair of articles published in Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, scientists lay out the case for why we should expand treatment recommendations for people with hepatitis B.
Jul 24, 2025
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A study published in Eurosurveillance has found evidence of substantial lifetime exposure to hepatitis B and C viruses in Ukraine in a 2021 nationwide, representative sample of the population, with findings also suggesting ...
Jul 24, 2025
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Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with Kumamoto University in Japan, have assessed a new rapid diagnostic test to identify pregnant women at elevated risk of transmitting hepatitis B to their babies. ...
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University of Leeds researchers have taken a major step towards producing a more affordable and lower-risk polio vaccine using virus-like particles (VLPs). These particles mimic the outer protein shell of poliovirus, but ...
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