Catching HBV early can make a world of difference. Medical professionals typically use blood tests that check for signs of ...

Currently, there is no feline vaccine for the hepatitis B virus, and the hepatitis B vaccine for humans is highly toxic to ...

Aligos Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on improving patient outcomes through best-in-class therapies for liver and viral diseases. The company is dedicated to educating ...

Use the tweezers to pull out a segment of DNA from the hepatitis B virus. A subunit vaccine makes use of just a small portion of a pathogen. For a virus, the vaccine can contain just a piece of ...

In April 2025, Vir Biotechnology Inc. announced a phase 1b/2 platform study framework to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ...

An in-depth look at Hepatitis D, why it’s so severe, and how new therapies bring hope for better treatment and prevention.

The hepatitis B virus infects liver cells and is not to be confused with other types of hepatitis viruses, including the better known hepatitis A and C. The virus is spread by bodily fluids ...

The following is a summary of “Chronic hepatitis B virus infection increases the risk of kidney disease while antiviral ...

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with Kumamoto University in Japan, have assessed a new rapid diagnostic test to identify pregnant women at elevated risk of transmitting ...

The majority of children and adults who receive the hepatitis B (hep B) virus vaccine do not need a booster. The six hepatitis B vaccines licensed for use in the United States afford lifelong ...

Large-scale data on the hepatitis D virus (HDV)/hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection rate is needed to estimate the current ...