Live Science spoke with the scientists behind an upcoming clinical trial testing an immune therapy for depression.

In this installment in our series about diseases preventable by vaccination, we examine hepatitis A and why protection from ...

Alcohol consumption leads to hormonal and inflammatory responses which affect both metabolic and cardiac systems ...

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered a set of genes that can predict how viral hepatitis may progress in the body. They call this network of genes the ...

LFT slightly high. There is no pain. No yellowing of the eyes. No weakness. So it is easy to brush it aside. But the liver rarely shouts in the beginning. It whispers.Liver Function Tests, or LFTs, ...

Health authorities are encouraging the public to make use of a free, 'simple' home testing kit for a virus that often shows no symptoms until it has inflicted 'serious damage'.

Northwestern scientists have created the fastest-ever hepatitis C diagnostic, delivering accurate results in only 15 minutes. The test uses the DASH rapid PCR system, originally developed for COVID, ...

Credit: Getty Images This patient fact sheet highlights the clinical difference between hepatitis B and C, including transmission, risk factors, screening, and treatment. Our easy-to-read fact sheets ...

Hepatitis B is a virus that can damage the liver and lead to lifelong health problems. The hepatitis B vaccine prevents short-term illness (acute hepatitis) and a life-threatening infection called ...

Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV). But over the past decade, direct-acting antivirals (DAA) have proven effective against HCV, curing more ...

Hepatitis C is a tiny virus with a significant impact. It's a small RNA virus that spreads through the blood and infects the liver. Even though today's medicines can cure it, hepatitis C remains a ...

Results of a phase IIIb study found the direct-acting antiviral combination of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir to be highly effective and well tolerated in adults with acute ...