Medications
Experimental drug shows promise in clearing HIV from brain
An experimental drug originally developed to treat cancer may help clear HIV from infected cells in the brain, according to a new Tulane University study.
Jul 26, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
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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HIV & AIDS
Community-based early HIV testing and treatment to manage and prevent emerging HIV among people who inject drugs
Community-based testing and treatment response to Glasgow's HIV outbreak among people who inject drugs (PWID) successfully brought the 2015 outbreak under control, modeling led by academics at the University of Bristol suggests. ...
Jun 17, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Visa rules jeopardize HIV management, study finds
A Monash University sexual health expert has warned that an unintended consequence of Australia's migration rules could compromise Australia's goal to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.
Apr 30, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Study highlights importance of early interventions to combat HIV
A study has compared the development of HIV reservoirs—locations in the body where the virus persists in a latent state—between patients who receive either early or late medical interventions. The findings highlight the ...
Apr 30, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Scientists identify pro-aging 'sugar signature' in the blood of people living with HIV
The Wistar Institute's associate professor Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, Ph.D., along with his team and collaborators, has identified sugar abnormalities in the blood that may promote biological aging and inflammation in people living ...
Apr 10, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Implantable device delivers HIV antiviral with more potency than oral drugs
A team from Houston Methodist Research Institute recently showed that a nanofluidic implant delivered an HIV drug that achieved more potency than other forms of drug administration (oral) and other HIV drugs.
Mar 26, 2024
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Medical research
HIV in cell culture can be completely eliminated using CRISPR-Cas gene editing technology, increasing hopes of cure
New research presented early ahead of this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024, Barcelona, 27-30 April) from a team of researchers in the Netherlands shows how the latest ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Addiction
Q&A: How war worsened the opioid crisis in Ukraine
Medications to treat opioid use disorder, including methadone and buprenorphine, have been shown to save lives, cutting overdose deaths by up to 60% and reducing the transmission of HIV by offering a safe alternative to injection ...
Feb 29, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
New method aims to optimize HIV treatments, improve quality of life
In the quest to overcome quality-of-life altering side effects linked to combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in people with HIV, a team of Johns Hopkins researchers has developed a new way to optimize HIV treatments ...
Feb 26, 2024
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