In fighting chronic infections or certain cancers, CD8+ T cells—the immune system's frontline soldiers—eventually become ...

Investigators led by Navdeep Chandel, Ph.D., the David W. Cugell, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and ...

“Viral hepatitis is an infection of the liver with a virus,” explains Kallis. “There are five different types of viral ...

Hepatitis B virus, a killer of more than one million people each year, is a notoriously wily virus, often lingering and ...

Scientists report that a class of drugs, called RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, represent a major advancement in the treatment of chronic HBV infections, expanding treatment strategies.

Think hepatitis only spreads through alcohol or casual contact? Think again. Here are 7 dangerous myths about hepatitis, ...

"Jaundice is a yellow discolouration of the eyes and skin and is usually accompanied by very dark-coloured urine," he ...

However, MBCs do not produce effective protection in cases of chronic viral infection. “… chronic viral infections such as HIV, hepatitis C, and cytomegalovirus can disrupt MBC development and ...

Type I interferons induce an epigenetically distinct memory B cell subset in chronic viral infection. Immunity , 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.03.016 Cite This Page : ...

Australian researchers have discovered a previously unknown rogue immune cell that can cause poor antibody responses in chronic viral infections. The finding, published today (9 April) in the ...

Sometimes a balance is reached, and a chronic viral infection ensues. Doctors use antiviral drugs to help with viral infections. A bacterial infection, by contrast, uses the host body as a source ...

Sometimes a balance is reached, and a chronic viral infection ensues. Doctors use antiviral drugs to help with viral infections. A bacterial infection, by contrast, uses the host body as a source ...