Search Results for: hepatitis C virus

May 7, 2015May 12, 2015

Study Reveals a Promising Hepatitis E Virus Vaccine that Can Be Potentially Administered during Pregnancy

Hepatitis E, News

Researchers at the National Institute of Virology in India recently published in the Virology Journal that their experimental vaccine against hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection yielded encouraging results in terms ... Read more

April 21, 2015April 21, 2015

Shape-shifting Molecule Can Trick Viruses Like Hepatitis C Into Mutating Themselves to Death

Hepatitis C, News

In order to understand the molecular mechanisms by which an anti-HIV medication induces fatal mutations in the virus’s genetic material, researchers at University of Chicago and the Massachusetts Institute of ... Read more

January 13, 2015January 13, 2015

Meta-analysis of Hepatitis B Virus Clinical Trials Offers Insight into Immunization Intervention Effects on Mother-to-child Transmission

Hepatitis B, News

A new study on the evaluation of the clinical efficacy of different immune interventions on mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) entitled “Immunization interventions to interrupt hepatitis B ... Read more

December 8, 2014December 9, 2014

Ethiopian Study Offers Insights Into Hepatitis B and C Viruses in HIV Infected Children

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, News

A recent study entitled “ Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses and risk factors in HIV infected children at the felgehiwot referral hospital, Ethiopia” reports that HIV positive children ... Read more

December 3, 2014December 3, 2014

Researchers Profile Different Stages of Hepatitis B Virus-related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development

Hepatitis B, News

A new study, entitled “Genome-wide methylation profiling of the different stages of hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma development in plasma cell-free DNA reveals potential biomarkers for early detection and high-risk ... Read more

October 20, 2014October 20, 2014

Hepatitis B Virus Replication, E Antigen Secretion Reduced With Entecavir

Hepatitis B, News

A new promising combination therapy against hepatitis B outlined in a recent study, entitled, “Entecavir combined with turin inhibitor simultaneously reduces hepatitis B virus replication and e antigen secretion” published in Virology ... Read more

June 8, 2017August 24, 2022

WHO recommends Epclusa, a Hepatitis C Combined Therapy in Just One Pill

Hepatitis C, News

A combined treatment for hepatitis C based on sofosbuvir and velpatasvir (brand name Epclusa) is among the additions to the World Health Organization (WHO) Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) for 2017. ... Read more

June 6, 2017June 6, 2017

Sofosbuvir Reduces Transplant Need and Mortality Rates in Hepatitis C Patients, Study Finds

Hepatitis C, News

Sofosbuvir (sold under the brand name Sovaldi from Gilead Sciences, among others) significantly reduces the risk of death and the need for liver transplant in patients with hepatitis C who suffer from advanced stages ... Read more

June 1, 2017June 1, 2017

Survey Reports Gaps in Hepatitis Testing and Monitoring Across European Union

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, News

Results from a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) survey suggest that European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) member states suffer from significant gaps in national testing policies and ... Read more

May 25, 2017May 25, 2017

FDA Reviewing Application for Opdivo Use in Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Often Caused by Hepatitis

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently accepted a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to extend the use of Opdivo (nivolumab) to patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). People chronically infected with hepatitis ... Read more