A new study has found that reduced glutathione, when combined with entecavir, significantly improves liver function, reduces fibrosis, and enhances HBV-DNA clearance in chronic hepatitis B patients.

To tackle the ongoing high burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among people who inject drugs (PWID), WHO has set a specific incidence target among PWID of no more than two new infections per ...

ETH Zurich researchers have investigated how tiny gas bubbles can deliver drugs into cells in a targeted manner using ...

With several drugs in use that inhibit the hepatitis B virus polymerases (nucleos(t)ide analogues (or NUCs)), some argue that new direct-acting antiviral drugs, and new NUCs in particular ...

All the children underwent abdominal ultrasound scanning before treatments ... among which 12 were infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). The HCC group consisted of 9 boys and 3 girls ranging ...

However, utilization of two and three-dimensional ultrasound can identify abnormal skeletal elements, and by analyzing the constellation of findings, a differential diagnosis can be achieved.

Background and Aim: Currently, an increasing number of liver biopsies are performed by radiologists under real-time ultrasound control. A routine ultrasound assessment of a puncture site before ...

However, only a qualified medical professional can interpret the findings of these scans. A 2020 review found that while ultrasound has a high degree of accuracy overall for diagnosing BCS ...

Their findings, published in three studies in The Astrophysical Journal, reveal that the Milky Way’s evolutionary history differs in key ways from other galaxies of similar size. “Our results show ...

Hepatitis B (sometimes referred to as hep B) is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It typically causes symptoms like stomach pain, dark urine, fatigue, fever, jaundice (yellowing ...

Hepatitis C can be transmitted when blood that carries the virus comes into contact with the blood of someone who does not have the virus. This can occur if people share needles or personal care ...