The immune system appears to hamper an investigational vaccine from inducing antibodies that protect against HIV infection, but there may be ways to overcome this impediment, according to research led by the Duke Human Vaccine ...
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Botswana appears to have achieved very high rates of HIV diagnosis, treatment, and viral suppression—much better than most Western nations, including the United States—according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School ...
Mar 23, 2016
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A new study from scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) describes the high-resolution structure of the HIV protein responsible for recognition and infection of host cells.
Mar 3, 2016
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When it comes to addressing disease, many industry observers and public health advocates believe that pharmaceutical companies prefer to invest in drugs rather than vaccines, as preventives are perceived to be inherently ...
Mar 2, 2016
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In the centre of Cape Town, just a short drive from the city's iconic Table Mountain National Park, is one of Africa's most advanced research facilities dedicated to eradicating HIV/AIDS.
Dec 2, 2015
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Current HIV medications can effectively prevent the disease's progression, but the virus can lurk for a lifetime in the body.
Dec 1, 2015
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New and emerging biomedical pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) approaches to prevent HIV infection in targeted high-risk populations offer the most effective near-term strategy to reduce HIV transmission. The latest outcomes ...
Nov 19, 2015
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A new 23 million euro initiative to accelerate the search for an effective HIV vaccine begins today.
Nov 2, 2015
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Recent research has yielded new information about immune responses associated with—and potentially responsible for—protection from HIV infection, providing leads for new strategies to develop an HIV vaccine. Results from ...
Oct 21, 2015
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A study by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Duke University helps explain why the candidate vaccine used in the HVTN 505 clinical trial was not protective against HIV infection ...
Jul 30, 2015
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