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Tackling HIV with machine learning
Hiding behind numerous disguises, HIV has been evading researchers for years, leaving the search for a vaccine as elusive as the virus itself.
May 16, 2025
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Two HIV vaccine trials show proof of concept for pathway to broadly neutralizing antibodies
A decades-long scientific challenge in HIV vaccine development has been finding a way to train the immune system to produce antibodies that can target many variants of the virus. Traditional approaches haven't worked—largely ...
May 15, 2025
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Early-stage HIV vaccine triggers targeted immune response in human trial
Worldwide, an estimated 40 million people live with HIV. Two-thirds of this group are on the African continent. In 2023, more than 600,000 people died from HIV-related causes and 1.32 million were infected. There is no vaccine ...
May 15, 2025
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HIV-1's hidden weapon: Circular RNAs help virus outsmart the immune system
In an important discovery, researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine have identified a never-before-seen mechanism that enables the human immunodeficiency type 1 virus (HIV-1) to ...
May 13, 2025
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US funding cuts have crippled our HIV work. What's being lost?
The Trump administration's cuts to funding for scientific research have left many scientists reeling and very worried. At the National Institutes of Health in the US, which has an annual budget of US$47 billion to support ...
May 12, 2025
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HIV testing and outreach falter as Trump funding cuts sweep the South
Storm clouds hung low above a community center in Jackson, where pastor Andre Devine invited people inside for lunch. Hoagies with smoked turkey and ham drew the crowd, but several people lingered for free preventive health ...
May 12, 2025
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Guidelines updated for nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis for HIV
Updated recommendations for antiretroviral nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis (nPEP) for HIV have been published in the May 8 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ...
May 9, 2025
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Researchers map 7,000-year-old genetic mutation that protects against HIV
Modern HIV medicine is based on a common genetic mutation. Now, researchers have traced where and when the mutation arose—and how it protected our ancestors from ancient diseases.
May 8, 2025
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New CDC nPEP Guidelines should become 'part of general medical practice,' says expert
A new commentary published in Annals of Internal Medicine from Roy Gulick, MD, Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases and Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, highlights what's new in the updated CDC HIV Non-Occupational ...
May 6, 2025
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Older adults are acquiring HIV, but prevention focuses on young people
Prevention and treatment campaigns are not adequately targeting the particular needs of the 50+ year age group. Indeed, between 2000 and 2016, the number of adults aged 50 years and older living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa ...
May 5, 2025
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Structural barriers may prevent cancer care for people living with HIV
People living with HIV are less likely to receive potentially lifesaving cancer treatment if they live in communities with lower income levels and educational attainment, according to a new national study led by researchers ...
May 5, 2025
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Antibodies that recognize lipids: A new path for HIV vaccines and autoimmune disease treatments
Lipids are the fatty molecules that make up cellular membranes, creating a protective barrier that regulates what enters and exits the cell. Until recently, scientists believed antibodies couldn't safely target lipids without ...
May 2, 2025
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Genetic characteristics linked to long-term HIV remission after stopping treatment
Tackling HIV continues to be a major public health challenge, mainly because the persistence of viral reservoirs means that people living with HIV need to take lifelong antiretroviral treatment. But some individuals, known ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Persons with HIV can be treated safely, effectively with long-acting antiretroviral therapy at home
Long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (ART) can be administered at home to persons living with HIV as safely and effectively by a health care professional as in the clinic, with equally high patient satisfaction rates, ...
Apr 30, 2025
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Unexpected hives reaction seen in trial of mRNA vax against HIV
A safety analysis of mRNA vaccination in a phase 1, randomized, open-label clinical trial evaluated the safety and tolerability of three investigational HIV-1 trimer mRNA vaccines. The study vaccines were found to be generally ...
Apr 29, 2025
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How a potential HIV cure may affect transmission
A mathematical modeling study coordinated by UMC Utrecht has shown that sustained HIV remission (without rebound) or HIV eradication cure scenarios could consistently reduce new HIV infections among men who have sex with ...
Apr 22, 2025
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Preventive care may no longer be free in 2026 because of HIV stigma
Many Americans were relieved when the Supreme Court left the Affordable Care Act in place following the law's third major legal challenge in June 2021. This decision permitted widely supported policies to continue, such as ...
Apr 15, 2025
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Worm eradication: A surprising ally in the fight against HIV
Researchers from the Munich Tropical Institute, the Tanzanian NIMR-MMRC, DZIF, together with colleagues from Bonn, have discovered a risk factor for HIV infection that has received little attention to date. In an earlier ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Key HIV care teams let go, putting mothers and children at risk
The Trump administration has let go of the last remaining U.S. health officials who oversaw HIV care for more than 1.1 million mothers and children in low-income countries.
Apr 9, 2025
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HIV prevention medicines could soon be over-the-counter in Georgia
Georgia lawmakers are hoping to pass a bill before the legislative session ends Friday that would allow pharmacists to distribute HIV prevention medicines without a prescription, a policy change that would allow quicker access ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Molecular stool test could improve detection of tuberculosis in adults with HIV
The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for children, could be established as an additional test for diagnosing tuberculosis in adults living with HIV.
Apr 4, 2025
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Novel point-of-care technology delivers accurate HIV results in minutes
A team of Northwestern University scientists spanning disciplines have developed new technology that could lead to the creation of a rapid point-of-care test for HIV infection competitive with traditional lab-based HIV testing ...
Apr 2, 2025
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Foreign aid cuts could mean 10 million more HIV infections by 2030—and almost 3 million extra deaths
In January, the Trump administration ordered a broad pause on all US funding for foreign aid.
Mar 29, 2025
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Gender-affirming care may reduce the risk of HIV among trans, nonbinary and gender-diverse people
Gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) is associated with significantly improved HIV outcomes for transgender, nonbinary, and other gender-diverse (trans) people in the U.S., according to a new study published in The Lancet ...
Mar 28, 2025
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Clinical trials show new antibody therapy offers long-lasting HIV control without daily medication
If the past four decades have taught us anything about HIV, it's to adjust our expectations—despite enormous progress in controlling the virus, no treatment can yet completely eradicate HIV once it has taken hold. But promising ...
Mar 28, 2025
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