A Chinese biotech partnership’s vaccine success raises hopes for prevention of overlooked diseases, including hepatitis E, which claims 70,000 lives annually Batches of the world’s first vaccine against the hepatitis E virus began rolling out [...]

Timely screening and diagnosis is critical to the success of new treatments and ultimately to the survival of hepatitis C patients. A new study led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre [...]

The Holy Grail of nanotherapy University of Florida researchers have moved a step closer to treating diseases on a cellular level by creating a tiny particle that can be programmed to shut down the genetic [...]

Scientists have known for some time that dogfish sharks, like the one pictured up top, naturally produce a broad-spectrum antibiotic called squalamine in their livers. Now, new research into the cellular function of squalamine reveals [...]