The level of HIV-1 in the blood of an HIV-infected partner is the single most important factor influencing risk of sexual transmission to an uninfected partner, according to a multinational study of heterosexual couples in ...
Jan 12, 2012
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Specific bacteria living in the human vagina may play a previously unrecognized role in the sexual transmission of HIV. Ragon Institute researchers, working with young, healthy, South African women, found that individuals ...
Jan 10, 2017
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An investigational HIV vaccine regimen tested among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people was safe but did not provide protection against HIV acquisition, an independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) ...
Jan 18, 2023
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Despite remarkable gains in the treatment and prevention of HIV infection, development of an effective HIV vaccine likely will be necessary to achieve a durable end to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, according to a new commentary ...
Oct 9, 2017
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for reducing the risk for HIV infection among individuals at increased risk for HIV acquisition. This recommendation forms the basis ...
Dec 13, 2022
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The proof-of-concept AMP studies demonstrated that a broadly neutralizing antibody (bnAb) called VRC01 was effective at preventing the acquisition of HIV strains to the 30% of strains that were sensitive to the bnAb. This ...
Mar 17, 2021
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The history of women with HIV/AIDS in the United States is really a story of racial and ethnic health disparities.
Jul 3, 2013
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A pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen containing an investigational long-acting form of the HIV drug cabotegravir injected once every 8 weeks was more effective than daily oral Truvada at preventing HIV acquisition among ...
Jul 7, 2020
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In the midst of an international campaign to slow the spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization recommends male circumcision (the surgical removal of foreskin from the penis) which reduces HIV acquisition ...
Apr 28, 2015
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HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has individual and population health benefits, but the intervention is currently too expensive to implement in in people who inject drugs. The findings are published in Annals of Internal ...
Apr 25, 2016
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