1.7 million. That's how many people are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) each year worldwide. 1.7 million people who are condemned to lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) or risk developing fatal AIDS ...
Nov 26, 2019
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To end the HIV epidemic in the United States, the use of behavioral and social science research—combined with biomedical strategies—is essential, according to a series of new papers in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency ...
Oct 30, 2019
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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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The first attempt to use the gene-editing tool CRISPR to cure HIV infection was unsuccessful but the approach does show promise.
Sep 13, 2019
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Tuberculosis and HIV—two of the world's deadliest infectious diseases—are far worse when they occur together. Now, Texas Biomedical Research Institute researchers have pinpointed an important mechanism at work in this ...
Sep 12, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease isn't something you must either passively accept or dread, a panel of doctors and scientific experts told an audience of more than 500.
Aug 29, 2019
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A long-acting antiretroviral agent such as rilpivirine could further improve pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), already shown to be safe and effective at preventing AIDS in high risk populations, as it could overcome problems ...
Jul 25, 2019
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A team of scientists led by Texas Biomed's Assistant Professor Smita Kulkarni, Ph.D. and Mary Carrington, Ph.D., at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, published results of a study that pinpointed a long ...
Jul 24, 2019
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Nurse practitioners are more likely to conduct HIV screenings if they feel that their colleagues support routine screenings, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. This comes in ...
Jun 17, 2019
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One-off training sessions for GPs are not enough to increase rates of HIV testing in general practice and greater support is needed, according to researchers from the University of Bristol's Centre for Academic Primary Care ...
Jun 10, 2019
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