International scientists are gathering in Australia this week, for the first time, with a pledge to fast-track a cure to hepatitis B within 10 years. Almost a quarter of a million Australians are estimated to be living with hepatitis B – a disease that kills more than 800,000 people worldwide every year. But, now, scientists are gathering in Australia with a pledge to fast-track a cure within 10 years. Dr Thomas Tu is a world-renowned hepatitis B researcher who has a very personal motivation to discover more of its secrets. Nineteen years ago he was diagnosed with the disease. "Knowing how it feels to have hepatitis B makes me want to prevent that in other people," he said. "I want to relieve them of this burden. Having hepatitis B really inspired me to do research into it and find ways to cure it and learn how the virus causes […]