Not only is the hepatitis B virus responsible for 54% of liver cancer cases, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all adults aged 19-59 get vaccinated against ...

Hepatitis B is a liver infection that inflames the organ and impacts its ability to function. It can be either acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term), and is estimated to impact between 880,000 ...

Lab scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had been analyzing blood samples for weeks to determine how dozens of patients across six states had become infected with viral ...

But if anyone could understand what was happening in Florida, it would be the Division of Viral Hepatitis in the CDC's headquarters. Using samples from the laboratory's collection of nearly 1 ...

“Without [the lab] we won’t have any idea of what the distribution of viral hepatitis is in the U.S.,” said Chari Cohen, president of the Hepatitis B Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on ...

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a long-term infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). While acute hepatitis B infection is often resolved by the immune system, CHB occurs when the ...

"He studies hepatitis B, while my lab focuses on understanding how gene expression is regulated through a process called epigenetics. However, I was fascinated to discover that viruses like ...

"He studies hepatitis B, while my lab focuses on understanding how gene expression is regulated through a process called epigenetics. However, I was fascinated to discover that viruses like ...

GSK has terminated a phase 1/2 hepatitis B trial after the therapeutic vaccine regimen failed to meet the efficacy endpoint, denting the company’s hopes of creating a functional cure for the ...