HIV & AIDS
New insights into HIV virus shed light on how it evades immune surveillance
About 36 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses and approximately 38 million people globally are living with HIV.
May 25, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity may help prevent HIV transmission from mother to child during breastfeeding
According to new research from Boston Medical Center, the antibody function known as antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and the ADCC sensitivity of HIV strains may influence the transmission of HIV from mother ...
Apr 20, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Study shows mRNA vaccine technology can be used for HIV vaccines
Using mRNA technology like that in the COVID-19 vaccines, researchers have demonstrated a successful way to deliver a potential HIV vaccine, researchers at Duke Human Vaccine Institute report.
Mar 16, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Trial of innovative HIV vaccine using mRNA technology enrolls first participant
The first 12 study participants have been enrolled in a new Phase 1 clinical trial using the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine technology developed by Moderna. The study evaluates the safety of and immune responses ...
Mar 14, 2022
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Medical research
Are we any closer to an HIV vaccine?
While scientists have made unprecedented progress in preventing COVID-19 in the past two years, they have also moved closer to finding a vaccine to protect against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which has been infecting ...
Mar 11, 2022
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Vaccination
New HIV mRNA vaccine study gets boost from COVID mRNA vaccine development
With as much turmoil and negativity as the COVID-19 pandemic has supplied, there may be a silver lining when it comes to a new vaccine study for those suffering with HIV.
Mar 8, 2022
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Immunology
Scientists move HIV vaccine research forward by developing an immunogen that produces tier-2 antibodies
Nearly four decades after its discovery, HIV has killed 36.3 million people, with no vaccine in sight. However, a new study by researchers at The Wistar Institute, an international biomedical research leader in cancer, immunology, ...
Feb 4, 2022
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Tests of HIV vaccine using mRNA technology have begun
Testing in humans of an HIV vaccine that uses messenger RNA technology has begun, the biotech firm Moderna and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative said Thursday.
Jan 27, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
People living with HIV need tailored COVID-19 vaccination information
While most people living with HIV have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, younger and Black individuals are hesitant to get vaccinated and have lower vaccination rates, according to a new study by Rutgers ...
Jan 21, 2022
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Medical research
Discovery of I-shaped antibody opens new avenue to HIV vaccine
About 38 million people worldwide are living with AIDS. Pharmaceutical treatments can keep the disease in check, but a vaccine remains elusive despite decades of concerted effort. However, a recent discovery at the Duke Human ...
Dec 16, 2021
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