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Scientists: A possible new treatment for hepatitis B
Infection Control Monitor, July 29, 2005
By injecting molecules that interfere with the virus' replication, researchers from the British Association for the Study of the Liver believe they have identified a possible treatment for hepatitis B, reports BBC Online.
Hepatitis B is the world's most common cause of serious liver infection, which can lead to liver cancer.
Scientists injected particles of RNA into mice and reduced viral levels by 90%. Scientists first encased the RNA in fat-like particles to protect it from being dissolved in the mice's blood.
The scientists will test the treatment in humans next year.
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