Assessment of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis is crucial for the management of patients with chronic hepatitis B. The presence of at least moderate liver fibrosis is an important indication for antiviral ...

In their effort to answer a decades-old biological question about how the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is able to establish infection of liver cells, researchers have identified a vulnerability that opens ...

The hepatitis B vaccine is one of the very first vaccines your baby will get before she leaves the hospital. This vaccine protects her from a dangerous (but preventable!) liver infection and is given ...

Research conducted by a local hospital has found that hepatitis B patients with a simple fatty liver have a lower mortality ...

Researchers say if their results are confirmed through further study they are optimistic the approach could be used to treat chronic infections for the first time.

Researchers have successfully disrupted the hepatitis B virus's ability to infect human liver cells in the laboratory using a ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed the first transgenic nonhuman primate model—genetically ...

In their effort to answer a decades-old biological question about how the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is able to establish infection of liver cells, research led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ...

"We were delighted to discover not only important details about the mechanisms of HBV gene regulation, but also a promising ...

By promoting awareness, encouraging preventive practices, and ensuring access to essential healthcare services, the DOH aims ...