Cure for fission yeast genes could have bigger things ahead
Credit: OIST Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have taken one step closer towards...
The fewer the deadlier
Credit: Kyoto University / Jun-ichirou Yasunaga Japan -- A study appearing in the in Proceedings of the National Academy of...
St. Jude Cloud launches for researchers worldwide
Credit: Peter Barta / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital today launched St. Jude Cloud, an...
Scientists unlock path to use cell’s own nanoparticles as disease biomarkers
Credit: Louise Cooper/University of Sydney Researchers at the University of Sydney have established a method to identify individual nanoparticles released...
Deep learning transforms smartphone microscopes into laboratory-grade devices
Credit: Ozcan Research Group/UCLA Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have demonstrated that deep learning, a powerful form...
New study results from Uganda strengthen the case for contraceptive self-injection
Credit: Photo: PATH/Gabe Bienczycki. Seattle, April 12, 2018--Evidence published today on a new contraceptive option is providing one possible answer...
The severity of neurocognitive impairment
Neurocognitive impairment is frequently encountered in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients affecting between 40-65% of these individuals, irrespective of disease duration,...
Italy: Ongoing hepatitis A virus outbreak among men who have sex with men is linked to current outbreaks in Europe
12 April 2018, Paris, France: Hepatitis A viruses (HAVs) circulating in an ongoing outbreak among men who have sex with...
Statins associated with reduced morbidity and mortality in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitischolangi
12 April 2018, Paris, France: A large register-based study conducted in Sweden has found that statins are associated with a...
A third of bacterial infections in patients with cirrhosis across the world are multi-drug resistant
12 April 2018, Paris, France: A worldwide study initiated to investigate the epidemiology and outcomes of bacterial infections in hospitalized...
Linkage to care specialist facilitates access to hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugs
12 April 2018, Paris, France: A prospective, longitudinal study involving more than 1,000 people who inject drugs has identified a...
Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C-related cirrhosis achieving sustained virological response is likely to be cost effective
12 April 2018, Paris, France: Surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by ultrasound is likely to be cost effective in patients...
Scotland: Direct-acting antiviral agent therapy reduces the burden of HCV-related decompensated cirrhosis
12 April 2018, Paris, France: Two presentations given this week at The International Liver Congress™ 2018 in Paris, France illustrate...
Hepatitis E virus infections can be life threatening and transmitted through blood products
April 12, 2018, Paris, France: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is once again in the spotlight, with two studies presented...
Punjab, India: Mass treatment of a population with chronic hepatitis C infection produces high rates of cure
12 April 2018, Paris, France: A large-scale study evaluating the feasibility of decentralized care and the provision of free direct-acting...
Personalized T cell therapy shows signs of clinical effectiveness against HBV-related HCC
April 12, 2018, Paris, France: Multiple adoptive transfers of T cells engineered to carry hepatitis B virus (HBV)-specific T cell...
Mediterranean-style diet improves gut microbial diversity and reduces hospitalization
April 12, 2018, Paris, France: A diet that is Mediterranean style, and rich in vegetables and fermented milk products such...
HEPAHEALTH Project Report — risk factors and the burden of liver disease in Europe and selected Central Asian countries
11 April 2018, Paris, France: The HEPAHEALTH Project Report, which was presented today in a press conference at The International...
Regenerative wound dressings created by Lithuanian scientists will help wounds healing
Credit: KTU Group of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania are developing new generation sponge-like wound dressings with hyaluronic...
Cytochrome P450 3A4 induction: Lumacaftor versus ivacaftor?
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common, genetically acquired, life-shortening chronic illness affecting young Australians today. There is no cure,...
