Hepatitis C Virus
Hepatitis C Virus: is a virus that causes inflammation of the liver. It is can be passed onto others through blood and other body fluids. This infection can be spread through different ways such as sharing needles with an infected person or being stuck accidentally by a needle contaminated with the virus.
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MAR 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
MAR 25, 2019Scientists in Australia have used the genome of today's hepatitis B virus (HBV) to assess the movement of human populations into the continent....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
MAR 19, 2019The scientists emphasized on the importance of HCCscreening technology for liquid biopsies in early stage liver cancer detection and increased survival rate of the patients at high risk....WRITTEN BY: Nupur SrivastavaMAR 14, 2019Cannabis Sciences
MAR 14, 2019Cirrhosis accounts for 31,000 deaths per year. Approximately 3.5 to 4.6 million people in the U.S. are chronically infected with the hepatitis C...WRITTEN BY: Amy LoriauxJAN 23, 2019Health & Medicine
JAN 23, 2019Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium found in warm, saltwater areas worldwide, and filter feeders such as oysters, mussels, scallops, and clams. It is a curved...WRITTEN BY: Dena ArutaDEC 18, 2018Microbiology
DEC 18, 2018Three new strains of the virus in the largest population study of the infection ever done in Africa....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2018Microbiology
DEC 06, 2018It's been suggested that a fifth of all cancers are caused by microbial infections, and new work indicates that the estimate is probably low....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2018Microbiology
JUL 05, 2018Health & Medicine
JUL 05, 2018Cases of Hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV, are on the rise. In the United States, the CDC reports that there were approximately 3,000 new cases of hepati...WRITTEN BY: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 22, 2018Microbiology
JUN 22, 2018The human body can make a compound with a special power to fight viruses - an enzyme called viperin....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2018Health & Medicine
JUN 13, 2018Some ads are running on television and in major magazines about drugs for hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV. Available in the United States since 2014, th...WRITTEN BY: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 26, 2018Videos
FEB 26, 2018A virus causes hepatitis C. The Centers for Disease Prevention estimates that 2.7 to 3.9 million Americans have chronic hepatitis C, but it impacts people ...WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2017Microbiology
AUG 05, 2017There are several kinds of hepatitis, and while types A, B, and C get attention, hepatitis E (HEV) is becoming more prevalent....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
APR 18, 2017Researchers have animated an important transporter that moves natural molecules and drug compounds into the cell....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2017Microbiology
FEB 05, 2017'Virus-like particles' (VLPs) have been used to create effective vaccines for a number of viral diseases including hepatitis B and human papilloma...WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2017Health & Medicine
JAN 28, 2017The immune response to viruses includes a group of signaling proteins that act like a home security system in the body, warning nearby cells of an imminent...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerNOV 28, 2016Immunology
NOV 28, 2016Hepatitis C virus protects itself from the immune system by blocking signals that trigger a response in liver cells. Scientists are working to prevent the ...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerNOV 21, 2016Cancer
NOV 21, 2016Scientists at the University of Leeds announced the discovery of a virus that can kill liver cancer cells. The virus is part of a family of Reoviruses, kno...WRITTEN BY: Xuan PhamOCT 25, 2016Immunology
OCT 25, 2016LA JOLLA, CA—October 24, 2016—Researchers have been trying for decades to develop a vaccine against the globally endemic hepatitis C virus (HCV...WRITTEN BY: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)OCT 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 22, 2016Modifications to DNA and RNA can exert a powerful influence on gene expression. The most modification to RNA, the intermediary between genes and proteins, ...WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2016Chemistry & Physics
OCT 17, 2016There might be a new kind of anti-viral medication coming to a pharmacy near you. An international research group led by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem...WRITTEN BY: Jennifer EllisJUN 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
JUN 20, 2016With the current Zika outbreak, there’s been a definite shift in research to identify ways to stop this virus from spreading and causing more harm. N...WRITTEN BY: Xuan PhamJUN 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
JUN 04, 2016A new study report found that at least 2,234 people contracted the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from blood transfusions administered in India in the ...WRITTEN BY: Xuan PhamJUN 02, 2016Immunology
JUN 02, 2016The human immune system works around the clock to fight pathogens and protect the body from disease. T cells play an essential role in providing protection...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerMAY 02, 2016Health & Medicine
MAY 02, 2016For people with a certain gene mutation, metabolizing fat can be much harder for the body to do than it would be for a healthy person. Strangely, though, t...WRITTEN BY: Kara Marker
MAR 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
MAR 25, 2019
Scientists in Australia have used the genome of today's hepatitis B virus (HBV) to assess the movement of human populations into the continent....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
MAR 19, 2019
The scientists emphasized on the importance of HCCscreening technology for liquid biopsies in early stage liver cancer detection and increased survival rate of the patients at high risk....
WRITTEN BY:
Nupur Srivastava
MAR 14, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
MAR 14, 2019
Cirrhosis accounts for 31,000 deaths per year. Approximately 3.5 to 4.6 million people in the U.S. are chronically infected with the hepatitis C...
WRITTEN BY:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
JAN 23, 2019
Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium found in warm, saltwater areas worldwide, and filter feeders such as oysters, mussels, scallops, and clams. It is a curved...
WRITTEN BY:
Dena Aruta
DEC 18, 2018
Microbiology
DEC 18, 2018
Three new strains of the virus in the largest population study of the infection ever done in Africa....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2018
Microbiology
DEC 06, 2018
It's been suggested that a fifth of all cancers are caused by microbial infections, and new work indicates that the estimate is probably low....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2018
Microbiology
JUL 05, 2018
Health & Medicine
JUL 05, 2018
Cases of Hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV, are on the rise. In the United States, the CDC reports that there were approximately 3,000 new cases of hepati...
WRITTEN BY:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 22, 2018
Microbiology
JUN 22, 2018
The human body can make a compound with a special power to fight viruses - an enzyme called viperin....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2018
Health & Medicine
JUN 13, 2018
Some ads are running on television and in major magazines about drugs for hepatitis C, known as Hep C or HCV. Available in the United States since 2014, th...
WRITTEN BY:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 26, 2018
Videos
FEB 26, 2018
A virus causes hepatitis C. The Centers for Disease Prevention estimates that 2.7 to 3.9 million Americans have chronic hepatitis C, but it impacts people ...
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2017
Microbiology
AUG 05, 2017
There are several kinds of hepatitis, and while types A, B, and C get attention, hepatitis E (HEV) is becoming more prevalent....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
APR 18, 2017
Researchers have animated an important transporter that moves natural molecules and drug compounds into the cell....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2017
Microbiology
FEB 05, 2017
'Virus-like particles' (VLPs) have been used to create effective vaccines for a number of viral diseases including hepatitis B and human papilloma...
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
JAN 28, 2017
The immune response to viruses includes a group of signaling proteins that act like a home security system in the body, warning nearby cells of an imminent...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
NOV 28, 2016
Immunology
NOV 28, 2016
Hepatitis C virus protects itself from the immune system by blocking signals that trigger a response in liver cells. Scientists are working to prevent the ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
NOV 21, 2016
Cancer
NOV 21, 2016
Scientists at the University of Leeds announced the discovery of a virus that can kill liver cancer cells. The virus is part of a family of Reoviruses, kno...
WRITTEN BY:
Xuan Pham
OCT 25, 2016
Immunology
OCT 25, 2016
LA JOLLA, CA—October 24, 2016—Researchers have been trying for decades to develop a vaccine against the globally endemic hepatitis C virus (HCV...
WRITTEN BY:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
OCT 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 22, 2016
Modifications to DNA and RNA can exert a powerful influence on gene expression. The most modification to RNA, the intermediary between genes and proteins, ...
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
OCT 17, 2016
There might be a new kind of anti-viral medication coming to a pharmacy near you. An international research group led by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem...
WRITTEN BY:
Jennifer Ellis
JUN 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
JUN 20, 2016
With the current Zika outbreak, there’s been a definite shift in research to identify ways to stop this virus from spreading and causing more harm. N...
WRITTEN BY:
Xuan Pham
JUN 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
JUN 04, 2016
A new study report found that at least 2,234 people contracted the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from blood transfusions administered in India in the ...
WRITTEN BY:
Xuan Pham
JUN 02, 2016
Immunology
JUN 02, 2016
The human immune system works around the clock to fight pathogens and protect the body from disease. T cells play an essential role in providing protection...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
MAY 02, 2016
Health & Medicine
MAY 02, 2016
For people with a certain gene mutation, metabolizing fat can be much harder for the body to do than it would be for a healthy person. Strangely, though, t...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker