HIV & AIDS
Cautious optimism in San Francisco as new cases of HIV in Latinos decrease
For years, Latinos represented the biggest share of new HIV cases in this city, but testing data suggests the tide may be turning.
Aug 22, 2024
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Current HIV prevention medication users often stigmatize other PrEP users as 'promiscuous'
Public health messaging that drives stigma around pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a medication that can reduce HIV risk by up to 99%, appears to play a role in uptake of the medication. While the potential mismarketing of ...
Aug 19, 2024
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Genetics
Study finds potential link between DNA markers and aging process
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the epigenetics company TruDiagnostic have uncovered DNA markers associated with retroelements, remnants of ancient viral genetic material in our genes that act as highly accurate ...
Aug 19, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Gauging attitudes toward a potential HIV vaccine in COVID-19's wake
A study by researchers from the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) at CUNY SPH, published in the journal AIDS and Behavior, found that gay and bisexual men reported a general willingness ...
Aug 19, 2024
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Addiction
Meth addiction, HIV and a struggling health system are causing a perfect storm in Fiji
Like many Pacific states that rely on tourism, Fiji had a hard time during the main pandemic years. But as tourism recovers, another crisis threatens the island nation's stability—one fueled by rising methamphetamine addiction.
Aug 19, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Antiretroviral therapies impact gut microbiome in people living with HIV, study finds
A study published in Scientific Reports by researchers at Karolinska Institutet reveals that different antiretroviral therapies (ART) influence the gut and oral microbiome, as well as body mass index (BMI), in people living ...
Aug 16, 2024
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Hispanic women are less likely to get PrEP treatment—new intervention could change that
In the U.S., Hispanic women have been disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic in recent years. Yet they've been less likely to take advantage of PrEP, a medication that significantly reduces the risk of getting HIV.
Aug 15, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Ugandan women's autonomy key to safer sex, researchers say
Ugandan women's ability to negotiate the conditions and timing of sex, such as refusing sex and asking for condom use with their partners, is key to preventing several reproductive health outcomes, say experts from the Brown ...
Aug 15, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Study examines novel drug candidate for treatment of neuroHIV
A recently published article in Experimental Biology and Medicine titled "LM11A-31, a modulator of p75 neurotrophin receptor, suppresses HIV-1 replication and inflammatory response in macrophages" highlights the potential ...
Aug 12, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Gen X and millennials at greater risk of 17 types of cancer compared to previous generations
A worrying new study by the American Cancer Society has revealed that generation X and millennials are at more risk of developing many types of cancer than their predecessors. This is in line with a growing body of evidence ...
Aug 11, 2024
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