Treatment of the HIV/AIDS epidemic has seen remarkable advancements with the advent of the latest anti-retroviral drug therapy and powerful tools to test for drug resistance, making the infection almost "undetectable" in ...
Feb 27, 2019
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A deal has been reached to allow for distribution of a low-cost generic version of a long-term preventative treatment against HIV in low-income countries where most of the world's infections occur, Unitaid and the Medicines ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Women who work at night, especially during pre-menopause, may be at greater risk of developing breast cancer.
Sep 14, 2018
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A Phase I clinical trial of a preventive Lyme disease shot developed by MassBiologics of UMass Chan Medical School is nearing completion and the next trial phase may begin as soon as next spring, according to Mark Klempner, ...
May 6, 2022
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A dietary supplement containing an amino acid and antioxidant vitamins, given to pregnant women at high risk of pre-eclampsia, can reduce the occurrence of the disease, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal ...
May 20, 2011
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Though you may not be living with diabetes, your body could be battling against the hormone insulin. The condition, called insulin resistance, occurs when insulin can't effectively do its job.
Nov 6, 2012
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Researchers at Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, have found that in patients taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (TAF) use associated with higher incidents of hypertension ...
A "revolutionary" vaginal ring to prevent HIV is soon to be rolled out in South Africa—which has the largest epidemic of the virus in the world, a global financing partnership said on Friday.
Sep 29, 2023
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New UCLA-led research suggests that antiretroviral drugs called TAF and TDF directly reduce energy production by mitochondria, structures inside cells that generate the power that cells use to function. Both drugs led to ...
Jan 19, 2023
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New research from the University of Sydney has found that treating gingivitis (gum inflammation that causes bleeding gums) during pregnancy is associated with reduced risk of preterm birth and low birth weight in babies.
Nov 17, 2021
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