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Addressing the oral health needs of people living with HIV/AIDS
People living with HIV/AIDS often experience an assortment of oral health ailments. In fact, the mouth can be the first place that symptoms from HIV infection appear.
Jun 1, 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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Research group releases new white paper on molecular HIV epidemiology
The Dennis Research Group in the School of Medicine has released a new white paper titled, "Revitalizing Community Engagement in the Public Health Use of Molecular HIV Epidemiology."
May 26, 2023
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Monkey model offers clues for potential widespread HIV cure in people
New animal research is helping explain why at least five people have become HIV-free after receiving a stem cell transplant. The study's insights may bring scientists closer to developing what they hope will become a widespread ...
May 25, 2023
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Researchers identify strong T-cell response in first-in-human nanoparticle HIV vaccine
Researchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, Scripps Research in La Jolla, California, IAVI and other collaborating institutions have characterized robust T-cell responses in volunteers participating in the ...
May 24, 2023
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Virtual village can empower vulnerable groups of people
New psychosocial stressors and widespread lifestyle changes resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to depression, isolation, and anxiety. Many studies have explored the impact of the pandemic on the general population's ...
May 24, 2023
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HIV infections continue to decline among young Americans
HIV infection numbers in the United States are down, public health officials announced Tuesday.
May 23, 2023
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New clues to why some people suppress HIV without drugs
Some HIV patients are naturally able to keep the virus fully in check without any medicinal help, a phenomenon that has intrigued scientists for decades.
May 22, 2023
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Study finds strong interest in injectable PrEP for understudied Malaysian population
Researchers in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources recently conducted a novel study assessing knowledge of and interest in a new injectable form of PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) among men who have sex ...
May 22, 2023
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Novel gene-editing strategy leverages unusual genetic alteration to block HIV spread in cells
Genetic alterations that give rise to a rare, fatal disorder known as MOGS-CDG paradoxically also protect cells against infection by viruses. Now, scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University have ...
May 19, 2023
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Safety and activity of immune checkpoint inhibitors in people living with HIV and cancer
People living with HIV remain at higher risk than people living without HIV for developing various cancers that can be treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Since people living with HIV may have dysfunctional ...
May 17, 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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Relationship education can reduce STIs and risky sex among young gay, bisexual men
New research from Northwestern University has shown that educating couples, rather than individuals, may be a highly effective strategy to end the HIV epidemic.
May 10, 2023
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Tuberculosis disease intensifies HIV antibody response in people with HIV
New research from Boston Medical Center found that people living with HIV that have had pulmonary tuberculosis had broader and more potent HIV antibody responses and differences in HIV sequences predicted to be antibody resistant ...
May 9, 2023
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New research reveals challenges faced by mothers living with HIV in Indonesia
Living with HIV is certainly a very big deal. It has detrimental mental health impacts on people. Such impacts are even worse for mothers living with HIV whose children are also living with HIV.
May 8, 2023
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Video-based smoking cessation program found to help HIV-positive smokers quit tobacco
Nearly 40% of participants in a pilot study quit tobacco after completing a video-based smoking cessation intervention developed by a University of Massachusetts Amherst community health researcher for HIV-positive smokers ...
May 3, 2023
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Chances of eliminating HIV infection increased by novel dual gene-editing approach
Gene-editing therapy aimed at two targets—HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, and CCR5, the co-receptor that helps the virus get into cells—can effectively eliminate HIV infection, new research from the Lewis Katz School ...
May 1, 2023
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HIV status is not associated with mpox treatment outcomes in persons using tecovirimat
A cohort study of persons with confirmed mpox infections who were treated with the novel antiviral tecovirimat has found that the HIV status of the patients did not impact treatment outcomes. The findings are published in ...
May 1, 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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Higher rates of HIV diagnoses found among mental health service users
New research has found HIV is 2.5 times more frequent in people who use mental health services than the general population in South London. The paper was published today in BMJ Open.
Apr 25, 2023
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