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.
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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, a ...
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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A testing paradox: Rising sexually transmitted infections cases may mask actual decline in infections
For several years, pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV (PrEP) has been a major success in preventing new cases. However, individuals on PrEP typically engage in riskier sexual behavior and thus are more susceptible to acquiring ...
Dec 15, 2025
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New test distinguishes vaccine-induced false positives from active HIV infection
Since the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was identified in 1983, roughly 91.4 million people around the world have contracted the virus and an additional 44.1 million have died from related causes. Currently, nearly 40 ...
Dec 3, 2025
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Another cancer patient achieves HIV remission after stem cell transplant
Details of a 60-year-old male individual from Germany who achieved sustained HIV remission after a stem cell transplant, the seventh-known case reported to date, are published in Nature this week.
Dec 2, 2025
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Why some people with HIV achieve remission after antibody treatment
Researchers led by a team from Mass General Brigham and the Ragon Institute have discovered why some people living with HIV who are given a treatment called broadly neutralizing anti-HIV antibodies (bNAbs) can safely stop ...
Dec 1, 2025
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Study investigates treatment safety in cases of late HIV diagnosis
About 40 million people worldwide are living with HIV infection. In the United Kingdom, there are approximately 100,000 people affected. If the infection is not treated, the body will eventually be unable to defend itself ...
Dec 1, 2025
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Long-term HIV control: Combination therapy points way to a possible cure
A new study from UC San Francisco shows it may be possible to control HIV without long-term antiviral treatment—an advance that points the way toward a possible cure for a disease that affects 40 million people around the ...
Dec 1, 2025
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A molecule opens a breach in HIV, providing access to its reservoirs
An international team led by two Université de Montréal researchers has unveiled how a molecule capable of opening the "shell" of HIV improves the elimination of infected cells.
Dec 1, 2025
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