HIV & AIDS
End to the 30-year war against AIDS in sight
Thirty years, 30 million deaths and 60 million infections after HIV appeared, medical researchers now have the tools to halt the deadly epidemic.
Nov 29, 2011
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Frontline attack against HIV infection is closer to reality
Adelaide researchers have made significant progress in the development of a potential vaccine to protect against HIV infection.
Nov 21, 2016
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Can HIV be transmitted via manicure instruments?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists numerous potential alternative sources of HIV transmission in addition to the known classical modes for acquiring the AIDS virus. Although manicure instruments is ...
Nov 10, 2014
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Study points to penile microbiome as a risk factor for HIV in men
A ten-fold increase in some types of bacteria living under the foreskin can increase a man's risk of HIV infection by up to 63 percent, according to a new study out today by researchers at Milken Institute School of Public ...
Jul 25, 2017
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HIV particles do not cause AIDS, our own immune cells do
Researchers from the Gladstone Institutes have revealed that HIV does not cause AIDS by the virus's direct effect on the host's immune cells, but rather through the cells' lethal influence on one another.
Aug 27, 2015
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Largest HIV transmission study conducted
A new study has found that neither gay men nor heterosexual people with HIV transmit the virus to their partner, provided they are on suppressive antiretroviral treatment.
Jul 12, 2016
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HIV study reveals new group of men at risk of infection
A group of men who may be underestimating their HIV risk has been identified in a new study.
Jun 4, 2018
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Scientists zero in on antibodies capable of neutralizing HIV
More than 40 years into the HIV pandemic, scientists are shedding new light on how defenses are mounted against the virus, discoveries that may eventually lead to a neutralizing antibody that stops the virus before it becomes ...
HIV & AIDS
Research uncovers connection between Craigslist personals, HIV trends
Craigslist's entry into a market results in a 15.9 percent increase in reported HIV cases, according to research from the University of Minnesota published in the December issue of MIS Quarterly. When mapped at the national ...
Jan 30, 2015
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Single dose of antibodies can knock out HIV in newborns
A single dose of an antibody-based treatment can prevent HIV transmission from mother to baby, new nonhuman primate research suggests for the first time. The findings are being published in the journal Nature Communications.
Jan 7, 2020
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