The virus causes liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma, HCC) through cell damage that alters cell growth patterns and ...

Chronic HBV infection is the most common viral infection in the world with nearly 300 million carriers worldwide and 1.5 million new infections each year.

Killer immune cells destroy cancer cells and cells infected by virus. These CD8 + T cells are activated after detection of ...

The research suggests common respiratory infections, such as the flu or COVID, are capable of stirring dormant cancer cells ...

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) affects more than 254 million people globally, with 1.2 million new infections occurring each year. And while it has the potential to cause severe long-term liver problems ...

IMMUNE KEY TO CHRONIC VIRAL INFECTIONS DISCOVERED Australian researchers have discovered a previously unknown rogue immune cell that can cause poor antibody responses in chronic viral infections ...

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 ...

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 ...

Credit: Lopez-Leon S. et al. Scientific Reports 2021 Since the COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 has caused unexplained, chronic, post-infection symptoms in survivors.

Sometimes, cancer cells that have spread become ‘dormant’ but can start proliferating again later. A cue that can reactivate ...

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 ...