HIV & AIDS
HIV infections continue to decline among young Americans
HIV infection numbers in the United States are down, public health officials announced Tuesday.
May 23, 2023
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Genetics
Novel gene-editing strategy leverages unusual genetic alteration to block HIV spread in cells
Genetic alterations that give rise to a rare, fatal disorder known as MOGS-CDG paradoxically also protect cells against infection by viruses. Now, scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University have ...
May 19, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The push to eliminate hepatitis C
Why does the White House want to put $11.3 billion toward eliminating hepatitis C? Because as many as 75% of people who have it don't know it.
May 17, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AI helps create better, simpler hepatitis and 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 in part to AI-fueled improvements.
May 8, 2023
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Medical research
Modified Child-Turcotte-Pugh score performs well in decompensated cirrhosis
A modified Child-Turcotte-Pugh (aCTP) score based on plasma ammonia (Amm) replacing hepatic encephalopathy (HE) improves discrimination and calibration of transplant-free survival in patients with decompensated cirrhosis, ...
May 5, 2023
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Inflammatory disorders
Vesicles produced by intestinal bacteria may cause a malignant cycle in patients with cirrhosis
Researchers from Niigata University and Kyoto Prefectural University have revealed that small vesicles, around 100 nm in size, released by intestinal bacteria induce immune activation and progression of liver cirrhosis, as ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
South Sudan reports 5 deaths in hepatitis E outbreak
South Sudan on Tuesday reported five deaths and 91 suspected cases from an outbreak of hepatitis E in the northwest of the country.
Apr 19, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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 cure 95% of HCV infections, its cousin HBV has long eluded effective therapeutics. As a result, ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C can be detected from a single drop of blood, study shows
Data on a test that can detect HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C from a single drop of blood is being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark, ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
2016 to 2020 saw increase in hepatitis C infection in pregnancy
From 2016 to 2020, there was an increase in the rate of hepatitis C virus infection in mothers giving birth, followed by a decrease from 2020 through 2021, according to the April 11 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication ...
Apr 12, 2023
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