14 Sep, 2025
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Low hepatitis B surface antigen levels signal minimal liver cancer risk, redefining ‘partial cure’

[ad_1] Credit: Gut (2025). DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2025-334911 Researchers from National Taiwan University Hospital and Academia Sinica have identified a simple blood marker that can reliably pinpoint chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients at negligible risk of developing liver cancer. The study, published in Gut, shows that patients with hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) levels below 100 IU/mL […]

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Security Council to meet following Russia’s violation of Polish airspace, as concern mounts over drone warfare

[ad_1] The meeting was requested by Poland after reporting that at least 19 violations by Russian drones of its territory overnight into Wednesday during a large-scale missile and drone strike against Ukraine. The episode marked the most serious such incursion since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.   While Poland and […]

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NASA’s Perseverance rover finds clues to ancient Mars chemistry and possible life

[ad_1] NASA’s Perseverance Rover spent three years exploring the floor of Jezero Crater, located just north of the Martian equator. This close-up look at what had previously been seen only from orbit revealed evidence of chemical reactions that shaped the planet billions of years ago. SETI Institute Senior Research Scientist Janice Bishop and University of […]

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Fatty liver breakthrough: A safe, cheap vitamin shows promise

[ad_1] Approximately 30% of the global population is affected by metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MASLD), a condition that previously lacked targeted treatments. In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have identified a genetic factor that exacerbates the disease, and remarkably, the FDA-approved drug that most effectively targets this factor is vitamin B3. A collaborative research team led […]