An existing blood cancer drug has shown promise in killing "silent" HIV cells in animal models and human cells from people living with HIV—a significant pre-clinical discovery that could lead to a cure for the disease.
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When an immunocompromised person's system begins to recover and produce more white blood cells, it's usually a good thing—unless they develop a potentially deadly inflammatory condition. New research from the University ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Some HIV-1 carriers who have received an early antiretroviral treatment during several years are able to control the virus for a long term after treatment interruption. However, the mechanisms enabling this post-treatment ...
Aug 8, 2023
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A trio of infectious diseases specialists with Global Health Impact Group, working with a doctor from Switzerland, has found evidence suggesting that people infected with the HIV virus who have a viral load below 1,000 cpy/mL ...
A milliliter of blood contains about 15 individual drops. For a person with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), each drop of blood could contain anywhere from fewer than 20 copies of the virus to more than 500,000 copies. ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Throughout the course of antiretroviral therapy, HIV hides quietly in reservoirs inside CD4+ T lymphocytes, white blood cells that play a role in activating the immune system against infection.
Jun 20, 2023
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Since it was identified in 1984 as the cause of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has infected more than 80 million people and been responsible for some 40 million deaths worldwide, ...
May 30, 2023
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An international study led by MELIS-UPF researchers from the Infection Biology and Molecular Virology laboratories has identified and characterized Schlafen 12 (SLFN 12) as a novel HIV restriction factor. SLFN 12 shuts down ...
May 10, 2023
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HIV is one of the world's most serious public health challenges, and molecular detection plays a significant role in early diagnosis and antiretroviral therapy for HIV patients. The current "gold standard" of HIV testing ...
Mar 1, 2023
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For the first time in humans, a research team has shown that, as early as the first days of infection, HIV is able to create reservoirs where it will hide and persist during antiretroviral therapy.
Feb 28, 2023
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