HIV & AIDS
HIV patients can safely undergo hip replacement, study finds
Hip replacement surgery is safe for patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found.
Jul 26, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Study shows positive outcomes for first three US living HIV-to-HIV kidney transplant donors
Based on findings from a study published today in The Lancet Regional Health—Americas, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and three collaborating medical institutions suggest that people living with the human immunodeficiency ...
Jul 24, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Researchers develop digital test to directly measure HIV viral load
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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long COVID could be caused by the virus lingering in the body. Here's what the science says
While most people survive and recover from COVID, for some people symptoms can persist for months or years. When symptoms last longer than 12 weeks, the condition is known as long COVID.
Jun 9, 2023
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Researchers use 'natural' system to identify proteins most useful for developing an effective HIV vaccine
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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Immune cells targeting core protein of virus are important for early immune defense against COVID-19
Despite intensive research since the beginning of the pandemic, it is still unclear which components of the immune system are involved in the early control of virus replication in the respiratory tract, preventing COVID-19 ...
May 24, 2023
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One step closer to eliminating latency, the real challenge in combating HIV
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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Researchers identify possible risk factors for aneurysm growth in adults living with HIV
With advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART), outcomes for adults living with human immunodeficiency virus (ALWH) have largely improved, drastically decreasing the risk of death from opportunistic infections. However, as ...
Apr 26, 2023
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New insights on the early stages of HIV infection in the human body
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system. If not treated, it can lead to the autoimmune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Apr 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify key source of T cell 'exhaustion'
Custom-made to attack cancer cells, CAR T-cell therapies have opened a new era in the treatment of human cancers, particularly, in hematologic malignancies. All too often, however, they display a frustrating trait inherited ...
Mar 20, 2023
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