HBV

April 9, 2015April 9, 2015

Babies Whose Moms Have HBV Develop More Mature Immune Systems

Hepatitis B, News

A study led by scientists at Singapore’s Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS) has shown that Hepatitis B Virus Infection (HBV) exposure increases the maturation of infants’ immune systems, potentially providing ... Read more

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015

Study Reveals That Chemotherapy or Immunosuppressive Treatment May Reactivate HBV

Hepatitis B, News

A new review on the effect of Chemotherapy or immunosuppressive therapy in reactivation of Hepatitis B virus infection entitled “Recent US Food and Drug Administration warnings on hepatitis B reactivation ... Read more

January 15, 2015

Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccination Reduces Liver Cancer and Disease in Young Adults

Hepatitis B, News

A new study reinforced previous evidence of neonatal HBV vaccination as a protective strategy against liver cancer and other chronic liver diseases in young adulthood. The study entitled “Efficacy of Neonatal ... Read more

January 2, 2015January 2, 2015

Bristol-Myers Foundation Funds HBV, HCV Projects in China and India

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, News

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation recently granted nine awards to research projects dedicated to studying and fighting hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in China and India. The foundation has ... Read more

December 30, 2014December 30, 2014

Walter & Eliza Hall is Enrolling Patients for Hepatitis B Treatment Phase I/IIa Trials

News

The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute is studying a potential treatment to cure chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections, and is currently recruiting 50 patients to enroll in the Phase I and ... Read more

November 20, 2014November 20, 2014

OnCore and Baruch S. Blumberg Institute Partner Up to Cure Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B, News

OnCore Biopharma, Inc., a company focused on the development and commercialization of oral medication for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, has established a collaboration with the research ... Read more

October 7, 2014October 7, 2014

WHO Launches Hepatitis B Awareness Campaign in Philippines

Hepatitis B, News

Last Thursday, October 2, the World Health Organization (WHO), together with the Hepatological Society of the Philippines, launched an awareness campaign for hepatitis B, a contagious viral infection that can become chronic ... Read more