In the 40-some years since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, scientists have learned a lot about the virus, the disease, and ways to treat it. But one thing they still don't completely understand is exactly which cells ...
Apr 27, 2021
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Cisgender sexual minority men and transgender women are aware of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a daily pill for HIV-negative people to prevent HIV infection, but few are currently taking it, according to researchers at ...
Apr 21, 2021
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In 2003 in Haiti, a 20-year-old in treatment for HIV could have expected to live to 34. But as of 2017, life expectancy for a 20-year-old in treatment for HIV in Haiti is now 61, compared to 70 for Haiti's general population.
Apr 20, 2021
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People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and without known cardiovascular disease have two to three times the noncalcified coronary plaque burden of non-HIV healthy volunteers, according to a study from Canada ...
Apr 20, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting people with or at risk for HIV both indirectly, by interfering with HIV treatment and prevention services, and directly, by threatening individual health. An effective response to these ...
Apr 8, 2021
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A team led by scientists at the UNC School of Medicine discovered an important vulnerability of the AIDS-causing retrovirus HIV, and has shown in preclinical experiments that a widely used diabetes drug, metformin, seems ...
Mar 29, 2021
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The COVID vaccine rollout is underway in Australia, with people in phase 1b now eligible to be vaccinated.
Mar 29, 2021
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An antibody infusion being tested for preventing HIV does not seem to thwart most infections—but its success against certain strains of the virus suggests researchers are on the right track.
Mar 18, 2021
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Research team Inselspital and University of Bern found an above average weight gain associated with increase blood lipids after switching HIV-therapy from TDF to TAF. Additional individual counseling will be necessary to ...
Mar 15, 2021
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People living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who have a history of severe immunosuppression and at least one copy of the Alzheimer's disease-related gene variant APOE4, might see a compounded adverse effect on ...
Feb 22, 2021
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