Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has a narrow host range, mainly infecting hominoids. A new study reveals the structural differences in the liver cell receptor (NTCP) between humans and monkeys, explaining why ...

A study reveals why monkeys resist HBV infection, showing that specific amino acid differences in their NTCP receptor prevent ...

New research has illustrated how hepatitis A virus uses cellular proteins, like PDAP1, to infect liver cells, replicate and ...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a leading cause of chronic liver diseases, that spreads among individuals through blood or body fluids. According ...

Hepatitis E viruses (HEV) typically cause liver infections. They can, however, also infect other organs and cause ...

Even though an excellent vaccine has been available since the 1990s, there have been 45,000 confirmed cases of hepatitis A, ...

"You could say that hepatitis A virus knows the insides of a liver cell much better than we do," said Lemon, who is a member ...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a leading cause of chronic liver diseases that spreads among individuals through blood ...

SCG Cell Therapy Pte Ltd (SCG), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative immunotherapies for infectious diseases and associated cancers, announced late-breaking data ...

Hepatitis E viruses (HEV) typically cause liver infections ... A research team has now developed a cell model to study the interaction of the virus with nerve cells. Using this model, the ...

It is a leading cause of liver cancer, responsible for ... 2 SCG101 is designed to target a specific HBV peptide presented on infected cells, as well as hepatocytes with HBV DNA integration.