demonstrate an increasing number of similarities to the viroids – a large family of helper-independent subviral agents that cause pathogenesis in plants. Hepatitis B virus infections can ...

Patients with untreated chronic hepatitis B and metabolic comorbidities face a higher risk for advanced liver fibrosis and ...

Successful pathogens such as HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), HCV and herpesviruses persist either as chronic or latent infections in the host with or without causing immediate ill effects ...

The liver is responsible for more than 500 functions in the human body, including filtering harmful substances from the blood. Some people’s livers metabolize toxins more slowly than others, but too ...

Inflammation plays a crucial role in the development of various diseases, including cancer, allergic diseases, such as asthma, and cardiovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis and heart failure.

Several conditions can cause hepatomegaly, or an enlarged liver. These include liver disease or damage, cancer, and congestive heart failure. The liver is one of the most important organs in the ...

Researchers have identified KpsM as a virulence factor in Escherichia coli that was responsible for liver damage in ...

Researchers reveal that Merkel cell polyomavirus bypasses normal nuclear entry routes by exploiting the temporary breakdown ...

Rat hepatitis E virus (HEV) can infect humans, but the extent of spillover isn’t well studied. Here the authors develop a serological test that distinguishes exposure to rat HEV from other HEV ...