Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 23rd, 2005
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Chronic Hepatitis C - Hepatitis C core antigen may prevent liver injury in infected patients
Gastroenterology - Primary human hepatocytes repopulate the livers of chimeric mice
Oncology - Aberrant proteins are a hallmark of primary liver cancer progression
Transplant Medicine - Ribavirin promotes liver fibrosis in HCV-positive kidney recipients
Virology - Viral interactions accelerate non-Hodgkin lymphoma progression
Addiction Medicine - Immunostains discern alcoholic steatohepatitis from nonalcoholic disease
Allergy & Immunology - Heterologous T cell immunity impacts the severity of hepatitis C infection
Animal Studies - Tree shrews yield opportunities to study viral hepatitis and liver cancer
Autoimmune Disease - Immunosuppressives improve liver fibrosis in patients with autoimmune hepatitis
Bioartificial Liver - Coculture conditions improve liver epithelial differentiation
Biotechnology - Novel fusion protein prevents hepatic zonal necrosis in vitro
Virology - Researchers' findings advance virology research
Business & Finance - COLD-EEZE maker reports financial results
Business & Finance - Genomics company reports Q3 loss of $21 million
Business & Finance - Pharmaceutical company reports first quarter 2005 financial results
Chronic Liver Disease - Leptin treats steatosis in the livers of patients with lipodystrophy
Chronic Liver Disease - Nrf1 gene inactivation produces liver disease in mice
Drug Development - Company reports data on laboratory studies at European Liver Conference
Finance - Biomedical company announces first quarter results
Finance - Biopharma company announces $33.6 million in series A financing
Finance - Biopharmaceutical company announces first quarter financial results
Finance - Immuno-focused company reports Q1 revenue of $12.7 million
HIV/AIDS Research - Professor presented early findings on antiHIV activity of developing therapy
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Companies ink licensing and distribution agreement for Truvada and Viread
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Resurgex clinical study presented at international HIV/AIDS conference
Hepatitis A - Hepatitis A vaccinations seen as necessary for all foodservice workers
Hepatitis B Epidemiology - HBV G145R mutants have been transmitted to unrelated third degree contacts
Hepatitis B Prevention - Strategic measures would increase hepatitis B vaccine coverage among youth
Hepatitis C - Identification of genes predicts which patients will respond to treatment
Hepatitis C Therapy - The efficacy of BILN-2061 falters against hepatitis C genotypes 2 and 3
Hepatitis C Virus - Diagnostic test manufacturer completes registration in United Arab Emirates
Hydatid Cyst - Successful percutaneous treatment under ultrasound control reported
Immunology - Faulty T cell action propels HBV persistence in hepatitis B and C coinfections
Immunology - New research in the area of immunology detailed
Infectious Diseases - Viral variants abound in patients with primary hepatitis C virus infection
Liver Cancer - Antiangiogenic gene therapy treats tumors in hepatocellular carcinoma models
Liver Cancer - Molecular mechanisms in hepatocellular carcinoma development reviewed
Liver Cancer - Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma reviewed
Liver Cancer Therapy - Right inferior phrenic artery inflow can impair HAIC distribution
Liver Cirrhosis - Hepatitis B virus pre-S2 mutant fosters hepatic hyperplasia
Liver Disease - Milk thistle does not reduce deaths from liver diseases
Liver Fibrosis - Triplex-forming oligonucleotide may cure chronic liver disease
Neuroscience - The significance of neurocognitive changes in hepatitis C patients is ambiguous
Obstetrics - Data advance knowledge in obstetrics research
Occupational Safety - Scalpel-free surgery could reduce risk of HIV exposure for healthcare workers
Oncology - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of oncology
Personnel - Biotechnology corporation strengthens management team
Personnel - THYMITAQ maker adds three new members to management team
Personnel - Therapeutics company announces promotion
Pharmacology - Gram-negative endotoxins have differential effects on drug metabolism
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Budesonide enhances efficacy of ursodeoxycholic acid therapy
Proteomics - Hepatitis C virus 4A and 4B proteins transactivate the interleukin 8 promoter
Vaccine Development - Recombinant BCG containing hepatitis B surface antigens generates antibodies
Virology - Acute hepatitis B genotype A infection persists despite therapy
Virology - New findings in virology described
Virology - Rare hepatitis B genotypes reign in Japanese patients with HIV coinfection
Virology - Regulatory T cells provoke faulty immunity in chronic hepatitis B patients
West Nile Virus - Health department reminds public of precautions for West Nile virus
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