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Study finds 'Achilles heel' of key HIV replication protein

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine may have found an "Achilles heel" in a key HIV protein. In findings published online today in Chemistry and Biology, they showed that targeting this vulnerable spot c ...

HIV & AIDS created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Immune cells engineered in lab to resist HIV infection

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found a novel way to engineer key cells of the immune system so they remain resistant to infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

HIV & AIDS created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: Antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 in first four months is crucial

Patients who are started on antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection within four months of estimated infection date—and who have higher counts of CD4+ T-cells at the initiation of therapy—demonstrate a stronger recovery ...

HIV & AIDS created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Early treatment for HIV slows damage to immune system and reduces risk of transmission

A 48-week course of antiretroviral medication taken in the early stages of HIV infection slows the damage to the immune system and delays the need for long term treatment, according to research published today in the New En ...

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Researchers attack HIV's final defenses before drug-resistant mutations emerge

Scientists who study HIV are facing a troubling consequence of their own success. They created drugs that can now give infected patients almost normal life expectancy. However, those same drugs will eventually ...

HIV & AIDS created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New insights into HIV vaccine will improve drug development

Four years ago, a potential HIV vaccine showed promise against the virus that causes AIDS, but it fell short of providing the broad protection necessary to stem the spread of disease.

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Scientists say vaccine temporarily brakes HIV

A team of Spanish researchers say they have developed a therapeutic vaccine that can temporarily brake growth of the HIV virus in infected patients.

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Scientists discover how HIV virus gains access to carrier immune cells to spread infection

Scientists from the AIDS Research Institute IrsiCaixa have identified how HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, enters the cells of the immune system enabling it to be dispersed throughout an organism. The new ...

HIV & AIDS created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tracking the origins of HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may have affected humans for much longer than is currently believed. Alfred Roca, an assistant professor in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University ...

HIV & AIDS created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

A drug used to treat HIV might defuse deadly staph infections

A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers suggests that an existing HIV drug called maraviroc could be a potential therapy for Staphylococcus aureus, a notorious and deadly pathogen linked to hundreds of thousands of hos ...

HIV & AIDS created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Certain mutations give HIV infection an advantage that sticks

(Medical Xpress)—Varieties of HIV that replicate more quickly can cause infected individuals' immune systems to decline faster, new research demonstrates. The results were published by the journal PLOS Pathogens.

HIV & AIDS created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Electrically spun fabric offers dual defense against pregnancy, HIV

The only way to protect against HIV and unintended pregnancy today is the condom. It's an effective technology, but not appropriate or popular in all situations.

HIV & AIDS created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cancer drug shows promise in eradicating latent HIV infection

Breakthrough drugs have made it possible for people to live with HIV longer than ever before, but more work must be done to actually cure the disease. One of the challenges researchers face involves fully eradicating the ...

HIV & AIDS created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Adherence to HIV treatment significantly increases survival, researchers find

(Medical Xpress)—HIV-positive individuals who strictly adhere to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) have a significantly lower probability of premature morbidity and mortality as compared to those with suboptimal ...

HIV & AIDS created Nov 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

UN hails sharp decline in HIV infections in kids (Update)

Twenty-five countries, many in hard-hit Africa, have at least halved new HIV infections in the past decade, with particular progress made toward protecting children from the deadly virus, the United Nations said Tuesday.

HIV & AIDS created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0