Groundbreaking HIV vaccine design strategy shows promise in proof-of-principle tests
A new approach that targets young immune cells may also work for creating vaccines against the flu, dengue, malaria and ...
Tag: AIDS/HIV
Predicting the response of HIV-infected individuals to checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy
Scientists led by Andreas Meyerhans and Gennady Bocharov have designed a mathematical model to predict the response of HIV-infected individuals ...
Fighting the HIV epidemic
Addressing perceived stigma about taking HIV Preventive medication key to helping women at riskCredit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA, PA (NOVEMBER 4, ...
Testing HIV testers
Innovative Penn Nursing study employs a mystery shopper methodology to assess HIV testing services for young men who have sex ...
Gladstone and Xyphos Partners adapt CAR-T immunotherapy to target the HIV latent reservoir
Gladstone Institutes and Xyphos Biosciences have shown that a cell-based immunotherapy, convertibleCAR®, can reduce the latent reservoir of virus in ...
Ending HIV will require optimizing treatment and prevention tools, say NIH experts
Commentary emphasizes need to optimally implement current tools and develop new interventionsCredit: NIAID WHAT: Optimal implementation of existing HIV prevention ...
Syphilis infection rates in dialysis patients exceed general population
Credit: Phil Jones, AU senior photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 15 , 2019) - Syphilis rates, like other sexually transmitted disease ...
Drug reverses signs of liver disease in people living with HIV
Tesamorelin prevented progression to liver fibrosis in NIH studyCredit: Dr. David Kleiner, NCI Researchers at the National Institutes of Health ...
Around half a million men who have sex with men in the EU need PrEP but cannot access it
Need to improve easy access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis PrEPStatus of PrEP implementation, Dublin Declaration monitoring in Europe and Central ...
Distributing essential medicines for free resulted in a 44% increase in adherence
Study also found some improved health outcomes with free distribution of essential medicinesCredit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO - A new ...
Analysis of HIV-1B in Indonesia illuminates transmission dynamics of the virus
Credit: Kobe University Research into the molecular phylogeny (evolutionary history) of the HIV-1B virus in Indonesia has succeeded in illuminating ...
In women with HIV, TB preventive therapy poses greater risk in pregnancy than postpartum
Deferring drug until after delivery is safer, NIH-funded trial findsCredit: NIAID Study results published today help clarify how to safely ...
Most kidney transplants between people with HIV have long-term success
Recipients living with HIV show no indication of secondary infection with donor HIV strainCredit: NIAID People living with HIV who ...
Tracking the HI virus
Researchers make visible, how AIDS pathogens multiply in the bodyCredit: (Image: Jan-Peter Kasper/FSU) (Jena, Germany) In order to treat diseases ...