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Research October 3 2025

TherVacB Project Begins Patient Trial to Advance Curative Strategy for Chronic Hepatitis B

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a significant global health concern, affecting an estimated 254 million people worldwide and cont...

Research December 23 2021

Role of liver cells in hepatitis C virus clearance after transplantation described

The study shows how the average life of the virus is drastically reduced, in transplanted patients and cell cultures alike.

Research July 26 2021

28 July, World Hepatitis Day: The generalisation of oral antivirals means that admissions due to complications associated with hepatitis C will be anecdotal in a few years

A study conducted by researchers from the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS and the CIBEREHD that has been published by the Journal of Hepatology shows that...

Research February 8 2021

Factors associated with satisfactory withdrawal of antiviral treatment in chronic hepatitis B described

Researchers of the IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic research group Viral, toxic and metabolic liver diseases and CIBEREHD have published a study in the Jour...