News articles tagged with 'hepatitis'
Sequential treatment with entecavir and lamivudine results in rebound of hepatitis B virus
— 1 Apr 2011 14:54 | HealthA two-year trial of entecavir followed by lamivudine (LAM) in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection resulted in a virologic rebound rate of 24% and 12% drug-resistance…
Drug cocktail offers new hope for hepatitis C patients
— 31 Mar 2011 15:57 | HealthA three-drug cocktail can eliminate the hepatitis C virus in patients far more effectively than the current two-drug regimen, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital…
Could HIV-infected organs save lives?
— 30 Mar 2011 17:13 | HealthIf Congress reversed its ban on allowing people with HIV to be organ donors after their death, roughly 500 HIV-positive patients with kidney or liver failure each year could get transplants…
New instrument for analysing viruses
— 9 Mar 2011 20:41 | HealthScientists in Israel and California have developed an instrument for rapidly analysing molecular interactions that take place viruses and the cells they infect. By helping to identify…
HBV infection decreases risk of liver metastasis in colorectal cancer patients
— 9 Mar 2011 18:11 | HealthColorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Western countries. Metastatic liver disease more frequently develops metachronous metastasis following…
First liver transplant patients receive experimental drug to prevent hepatitis C infection
— 19 Jan 2011 18:50 | HealthFollowing a successful Phase 1 study for safety, researchers at MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) today announced the beginning of a Phase 2 clinical…
Metabolic syndrome found in 52 percent of patients after liver transplantation
— 8 Jan 2011 13:18 | HealthResearchers from Israel have determined that more than half of liver transplant recipients develop post-transplantation metabolic syndrome (PTMS), placing them at greater risk for cardiovascular…
Scripps Research scientists identify key interaction in hepatitis C virus
— 3 Jan 2011 18:32 | HealthScientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified a molecular interaction between a structural hepatitis C virus protein (HCV) and a protein critical…
Study examines risk of heterosexual HIV transmission in China
— 8 Nov 2010 17:33 | HealthA new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examines the burden of HIV and sexually transmitted disease among male clients of the commercial sex…
New 3-D model of RNA 'core domain' of enzyme telomerase may offer clues to cancer, ageing
— 5 Nov 2010 12:57 | HealthTelomerase is an enzyme that maintains the DNA at the ends of our chromosomes, known as telomeres. In the absence of telomerase activity, every time our cells divide, our telomeres…