A new study by UBC researchers is set to change international treatment recommendations for people who are newly diagnosed with HIV—an update that could affect nearly two million people per year worldwide.
Oct 16, 2020
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Three decades ago, receiving an HIV diagnosis was comparable to being handed a death sentence. But today, this is no longer the case.
Dec 7, 2018
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Breakthrough drugs have made it possible for people to live with HIV longer than ever before, but more work must be done to actually cure the disease. One of the challenges researchers face involves fully eradicating the ...
Nov 29, 2012
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Stigma negatively impacts the health of people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and those with HIV who inject drugs experience stigma on multiple levels. Stigma leads to impaired utilization and retention in addiction ...
Mar 20, 2023
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"Our findings could change the way we treat cancer," said microbiology professor Linda Chelico. Her research, funded by the federal agency NSERC, was recently published in Nucleic Acids Research and a related project was ...
Oct 25, 2017
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Scientists may have found a clue to why people living with HIV have double the likelihood of developing heart disease. The findings, made by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research and National ...
Aug 30, 2017
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A team led by the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) has developed a vaccine approach that works like a GPS, guiding the immune system through the specific steps to make broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV.
May 9, 2024
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Among persons with monkeypox, those with HIV infection or sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are disproportionately represented, according to research published in the Sept. 9 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Sep 9, 2022
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota have uncovered a human enzyme responsible for causing DNA mutations found in the majority of breast cancers. The discovery of this enzyme – called APOBEC3B – may change the way ...
Feb 6, 2013
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An international team of researchers presents a comprehensive and renewed focus on the common, yet poorly understood condition of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and how the microbial make-up of the vagina can affect a woman's risk ...
Mar 15, 2019
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