AIDS: what drove three decades of acronyms and avatars?
With so much written about AIDS and HIV, and more recently anti-retrovirals (ARVs), it is sometimes difficult to remember a time before these acronyms, or to trace their transitions from signifiers of...
View ArticleAntibody Response Linked To Lower Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
By Duke Medicine News and Communications - DURHAM, N.C. – How most babies are protected from acquiring HIV from their infected mothers has been a matter of scientific controversy. Now researchers at...
View ArticleEurope's most homophobic countries may be paving the way for a rise in HIV cases
Men who already suffer the most stigma are also facing an increasing risk of getting HIV
View ArticleSpread of HIV from injecting drug use 'contained' in Australia
The spread of HIV from injecting drug use in Australia has been contained, largely through the success of needle and syringe programs, according to a 20-year report released by the Kirby Institute at...
View ArticleNew model to study HIV latency in brain cells
Neuherberg -Over 35 million people worldwide are currently infected by HIV. Antiviral therapies can keep the virus from multiplying. However, no drug can cure infection so far, because various cell...
View ArticleNIAID-Funded HIV Vaccine Research Generates Key Antibodies in Animal Models
Studies Mark Important Step Toward Eliciting Broadly Neutralizing HIV Antibodies
View ArticleStudy reveals HIV therapy should start at diagnosis
According to new research, HIV-infected individuals have a considerably lower risk of developing AIDS or other serious illnesses if they start taking antiretroviral drugs immediately upon diagnosis,...
View ArticleSequential immunizations could be the key to HIV vaccine
The secret to preventing HIV infection lies within the human immune system, but the more-than-25-year search has so far failed to yield a vaccine capable of training the body to neutralize the...
View ArticleNeedle Exchanges Can Prevent HIV Outbreaks Like One in Indiana
In New England Journal of Medicine, two experts make case for lifting federal funding bans for such programs to protect health of IV drug users
View ArticlePotential New HIV Therapy Seen in Component of Immune Cells
A research team led by Weill Cornell Medical College scientists has discovered a way to limit replication of the most common form of HIV at a key moment when the infection is just starting to develop.
View ArticleWHO validates elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis...
GENEVA ¦ WASHINGTON - Cuba today became the first country in the world to receive validation from WHO that it has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis.
View ArticleScientists Unravel Elusive Structure of HIV Protein
Snapshots of HIV virus’ proteins may help design new ways to fight the disease
View ArticleStem cell gene therapy developed at UCLA holds promise for eliminating HIV...
Method modifies immune cells to attack the virus, could be used to treat other diseases
View ArticleCDC awards $216 million to community-based organizations to deliver the most...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today that it has awarded $216 million over five years to 90 community-based organizations (CBOs) nationwide to deliver effective HIV...
View ArticleVitamin D supplementation might slow down HIV progression – UCT study
Vitamin D supplementation may reverse seasonal nutritional deficiency and slow down HIV progression in Cape Town, South Africa, according to a study by University of Cape Town (UCT) academics that was...
View ArticleNew study finds money spent on community-based HIV prevention programs...
By Leslie Shepherd - Every $1 spent on community-based HIV prevention programs in Ontario saves $5 in treatment costs, a new study has found.
View ArticleScripps Research Institute-Designed Drug Candidate Significantly Reduces HIV...
AIDS Study Points to 'Functional Cure'
View ArticleStart antiretroviral treatment early, says study
Starting antiretroviral treatment early can have significant health benefits for patients living with HIV, according to a global study to which UCT's Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DTHF) contributed.
View ArticleResearcher detects traces of HIV in the city
Since the treatment has become available, HIV is often described as "undetectable" and the risk of transmission has been drastically reduced. However, the epidemic is still quite present in the lives...
View ArticleNew Evidence That Genetic Differences May Help Explain Inconsistent...
Study reveals likely differences in processing among individuals, areas of the body
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