New book examines human right to health, pushes for rating system for pharma companies
Credit: Oxford University Press Every human being has the right to health and new initiatives should be put in place ...
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Chemist develops potential drug to treat type 2 diabetes without harsh side effects
Credit: Syracuse University Syracuse, N.Y. - Syracuse University chemistry professor Dr. Robert P. Doyle has developed a new drug lead ...
New drug candidate reawakens sleeping HIV in hopes of functional cure
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute LA JOLLA, CALIF. - June 23, 2020 - Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys ...
First COVID-19 vaccine trial in South Africa begins
The first participants in South Africa's first clinical trial for a vaccine against Covid-19 will be vaccinated this weekCredit: WITS ...
Stirling-led project could be key in tackling ‘snail fever’
Credit: University of Stirling Pioneering research led by the University of Stirling could play a vital role in reducing the ...
Late-life depression may be linked to gender expression
Credit: Photo by Ragnhild Larsson Over time, depression has decreased among older women. But it is still nearly twice as ...
Major gaps in HIV programs in Africa
Studies of food programs and treatment in jailsCredit: Flinders University HIV management in developing countries varies with socioeconomic and structural ...
Critical window for re-infection with HIV after stem cell transplantation
Credit: NIAID Some people with HIV need to undergo an allogeneic stem cell transplantation in order to treat different types ...
Dual personalities visualized for shape-shifting molecule
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Australian and US researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding the structure of ...
New study could change what we know about platelets
Credit: University of Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 29, 2020) -- University of Kentucky College of Medicine researcher Sidney Whiteheart has ...
Can an existing HIV medication slow the spread of COVID-19?
Team of Toronto researchers launches clinical trial to find out if existing HIV medication could prevent COVID-19 infectionCredit: MAP Centre ...
University of the Witwatersrand publishes first clinical data on COVID-19 in South Africa
This special issue of the Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine covers a range of aspects of the pandemic, from the ...
Rapid infectious disease shifts in Chinese children and adolescents prior to COVID-19
Credit: Marisa Estivill Deaths of children and adolescents in China due to infectious diseases were becoming rare prior to the ...
Newer anti-HIV drugs safest, most effective during pregnancy
Dolutegravir-containing regimen exhibited superior safety profile in large, NIH-supported study of pregnant womenCredit: NIAID The antiretroviral drugs dolutegravir and emtricitabine/tenofovir ...
Simple method to prevent HIV in South Africa and Uganda works
Study finds mobile vans dispensing ART and other treatment significantly increased viral suppressionCredit: Delivery Optimization for Antiretroviral Therapy In parts ...
NIH study finds lower concentration of PrEP drug in pregnant young women
Strict adherence to daily PrEP is especially important in pregnancy, investigators concludeCredit: Peter Anderson Among African adolescent girls and young ...
Curcumin is the spice of life when delivered via tiny nanoparticles
Treatment for Alzheimer's and genital herpesCredit: University of South Australia For years, curry lovers have sworn by the anti-inflammatory properties ...
Gladstone scientists identify new human genes controlling HIV infection
A new study uses large-scale genetic approach to uncover human genes controlling HIV infection.Credit: Lauren Bayless, Gladstone Institutes SAN FRANCISCO, ...
Digital intervention reduces depressive symptoms in people living with HIV
New study by George Mason University professor and colleagues in China tests WeChat social media app interventionCredit: George Mason University ...
Recent advances in addressing tuberculosis give hope for future
NIH officials describe 'banner year'Credit: NIAID WHAT: In September 2018, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part ...
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