Lithium study yields insights in the fight against HIV
Lithium, a widely used treatment for bipolar disorder and other mood disorders, has shown early promise in suppressing HIV, McGill University researchers report.
Jan 21, 2026
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The new face of HIV in Florida
After four decades of hard-won progress toward curbing the HIV epidemic, the face of the disease is changing.
Jan 21, 2026
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Study finds preventive HIV drugs are under prescribed to young women at increased risk
Although adolescents and young adults comprise only one quarter of the sexually active population in the United States, approximately half of new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are diagnosed in people of these ages.
Jan 21, 2026
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Standard TB and HIV treatments leave lung immune system impaired, study shows
The immune system remains seriously out-of-whack—in an inflammatory state of overactivation and impaired functionality—following the international gold standard for treating people with latent tuberculosis (TB) and HIV, ...
Jan 15, 2026
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Reprogrammed skin cells shed light on HIV-related cognitive impairment
Using participant skin cells reprogrammed into neurons, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have identified genetic signatures associated with HIV infection that may contribute to the cognitive impairment that often occurs ...
Jan 15, 2026
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Studies show that less frequent, all-injectable treatment for HIV is safe and preferred by adolescents
Adolescents with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Botswana, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda and the United States who received the injectable intramuscular antiviral medications cabotegravir and rilpivirine for nearly ...
Jan 15, 2026
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Thousands to lose AIDS drugs under Florida cuts
At least 10,000 Floridians could lose access to life-saving HIV medication because Congress didn't extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits last fall, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration.
Jan 15, 2026
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Double threat: HIV and hepatitis B co-infection increases risk of kidney dysfunction
A new 10-year regional study reveals that adults living with both HIV and hepatitis B virus across the Asia-Pacific face substantially higher risks of kidney dysfunction than those living with HIV alone.
Jan 14, 2026
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Investigating HIV's hidden immune evasion strategy
A Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications has revealed how HIV can protect infected cells by altering the sugars on their surface, hindering the host immune system and avoiding detection.
Jan 12, 2026
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Overcoming obstacles to HIV prevention
Though an antiretroviral medication called PrEP provides near-perfect protection against HIV, patients must often surmount hurdles to obtain it.
Jan 12, 2026
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