Posts by: Alice Melão

Hepatitis C, News

Seventeen American states had high rates of Hepatitis C in 2015 because they lacked laws and Medicaid policies to prevent drug users from developing the disease, and obtaining treatment once ... Read more

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017

Hepatitis C Hijacks Signaling-Pathway Proteins to Survive, Grow in the Body, Study Reports

Hepatitis C, News

The hepatitis C virus hijacks proteins involved in key signaling pathways to help it survive and grow in the body, according to Australian researchers who identified the proteins. New treatments ... Read more

March 7, 2017March 7, 2017

Developing HCV Vaccine May Be Possible by Exposing Virus to Immune System Attack

Hepatitis C, News

Manipulating the major protein of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) allows the virus to be exposed in a way that the immune system can efficiently detect and attack it. This finding ... Read more