New 'vaccine-like' HIV drug could cost just $40: Researchers
A new "vaccine-like" HIV drug that currently costs over $40,000 per person a year could be made for as little as $40, researchers estimated on Tuesday.
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UN says nearly 40 million people had HIV in 2023, lack of treatment means someone died every minute
Nearly 40 million people were living with the HIV virus that causes AIDS last year, over 9 million weren't getting any treatment, and the result was that every minute someone died of AIDS-related causes, the U.N. said in ...
Jul 23, 2024
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UN says 2024 decisive to ending AIDS as health threat
Decisions political leaders take this year will be decisive whether a target to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 can be reached, the United Nations said Monday.
Jul 22, 2024
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Llama nanobodies: New therapy can neutralize a wide variety of HIV-1 strains
A research team at Georgia State University has developed tiny, potent molecules that are capable of targeting hidden strains of HIV. The source? Antibody genes from llama DNA.
Jul 17, 2024
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Boys born with higher natural resistance to HIV, study finds
Baby girls are more likely to acquire HIV from their mothers during pregnancy or childbirth than infant boys, who are conversely more likely to achieve cure or remission, researchers say in a new study that sheds light on ...
Jul 8, 2024
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New lab test to detect persistent HIV strains in Africa may aid search for cure
A multinational team led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators developed a test that will help measure the persistence of HIV in people affected by viral strains found predominantly in Africa—a vital tool in the search ...
Jul 2, 2024
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Know your status: The importance of HIV testing
It's not making major news headlines like in the '80s, but HIV remains a significant health concern. About 38 million people are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to the World Health Organization.
Jul 2, 2024
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Twice-a-year injection gives women full protection against HIV, trial finds
Just two injections a year of a new HIV drug protected young women in Africa from infection with the sexually transmitted disease, new trial results show.
Jun 24, 2024
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Syphilis cases are rising, but many people don't know symptoms
Syphilis cases are on the rise around the globe, but many Americans don't know the symptoms.
Jun 12, 2024
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University of South Florida picked as HQ for international virus, pandemic research network
The University of South Florida will be the new headquarters of the Global Virus Network, a coalition of more than 80 virology research centers in 40 countries, as well as home to its co-founder: Robert Gallo, who is credited ...
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