HIV & AIDS
Cancer drug promises to break down barrier to HIV cure
Researchers have found a promising way of kicking the AIDS virus out of its hiding place in infected cells, potentially removing the main obstacle to curing HIV.
Sep 18, 2015
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What people living with HIV need to know about COVID-19
Nearly half of people in the U.S. diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, are over 50, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). HIV damages the body's immune system, and interferes with the ...
Apr 13, 2020
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Multiple sclerosis drug blocks HIV infection and transmission in human immune cells
An immunomodulatory drug called fingolimod, which is approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, blocks human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and transmission in human immune cells, according to a study published ...
Aug 13, 2020
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Long-acting injectable multi-drug implant shows promise for HIV prevention and treatment
A new study published today in Nature Communications shows a promising alternative for those who have to take a daily pill regimen. Targeting HIV treatment and prevention, researchers across multiple departments at the University ...
Sep 20, 2019
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HIV hides within immune system's 'police stations'
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is highly effective at controlling HIV infections, but the virus never completely goes away. Instead, it hides in roughly one in every 1 million immune cells.
Mar 23, 2022
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Sequencing HIV proviruses from people on antiretroviral therapy using droplet-microfluidics
The infection of human immunology viruses (HIV) occurs by integrating its genome into infected cells to enter an inactive state of reversible latency that evades anti-retroviral therapy. The capacity to sequence such a provirus ...
HIV & AIDS
Study highlights multiple health risks among a people living longer with HIV
The impact and prevalence of heart disease and other critical comorbidities on an aging global population with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have emerged from a suite of articles in The Journal of Infectious Diseases ...
Jul 11, 2020
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HIV active in tissues of patients who were treated, study shows
While successful treatment of HIV with antiretroviral medications leads to undetectable levels of virus in the blood, controls the disease and leads to much longer lifespans, scientists know that HIV continues to reside in ...
Oct 20, 2016
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HIV latency is not an accident: It is a survival tactic employed by the virus
New research from the Gladstone Institutes for the first time provides strong evidence that HIV latency is controlled not by infected host cells, but by the virus itself. This fundamentally changes how scientists perceive ...
Feb 26, 2015
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In clinical trials, new antibody therapy controls HIV for months after treatment
Thanks to improvements in antiretroviral therapy, HIV is now a manageable condition. Yet even the best drugs do not entirely eliminate the virus, which latently lingers in the body, threatening to rise to dangerous levels ...
Sep 26, 2018
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