HIV & AIDS
Could gene therapy someday eliminate HIV?
(HealthDay)—Gene therapy may have the potential to eradicate HIV in people infected with the virus, new animal research suggests.
Jan 3, 2018
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HIV & AIDS
Kenya's HIV progress report—good progress, but also big gaps
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has clear markers on the road to controlling the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. By 2020, about nine out of every ten people should know their HIV status. Nine out of ten HIV positive people ...
Dec 28, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Why finding new HIV targets takes so long: Some basics about basic research
Although great strides have been made at combating human immunodeficiency virus, leading to better quality of life and a longer life expectancy for those living with the virus, significant problems remain.
Dec 20, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Recent change in spectrum of HIV-linked kidney disease
(HealthDay)—The spectrum of HIV-associated kidney disease has changed with the improvement of therapy for HIV infection, according to a review article published in the Dec. 14 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Dec 14, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Social stigma obstacle to successful treatment of children with HIV in Ethiopia
The social stigma surrounding HIV is still strong in many parts of the world. Children living with HIV in Ethiopia are at high risk of receiving inadequate treatment – or no treatment at all – on account of deeply rooted ...
Dec 13, 2017
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Medical research
Double-blind study shows HIV vaccine not effective in viral suppression
(Medical Xpress)—A large team of researchers from the U.S. and Canada has conducted a randomized double-blind study of the effectiveness of an HIV vaccine and has found it to be ineffective in suppressing the virus. In ...
HIV & AIDS
Rising levels of HIV drug resistance
HIV drug resistance is approaching and exceeding 10% in people living with HIV who are about to initiate or reinitiate first-line antiretroviral therapy, according to the largest meta-analysis to date on HIV drug resistance, ...
Nov 30, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Four big insights into HIV/AIDS that provide hope of finding a vaccine
HIV remains one of the continent's most intractable health challenges. Tremendous progress is being made to understand the virus, the immune mechanisms that contribute to its control and for new antiretroviral drugs and vaccines ...
Nov 24, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Almost 21 million worldwide now have access to HIV meds
(HealthDay)—The number of people with HIV who take life-saving antiretroviral medications has increased by tens of millions worldwide in recent decades, a United Nations report says.
Nov 21, 2017
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Neuroscience
Poorer neuropsychological test scores for HIV-positive
(HealthDay)—HIV-positive individuals treated with combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) have poorer neuropsychological test scores than controls but no significant neuropsychological decline over time, according to ...
Nov 15, 2017
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