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Boys born with higher natural resistance to HIV, study finds
Baby girls are more likely to acquire HIV from their mothers during pregnancy or childbirth than infant boys, who are conversely more likely to achieve cure or remission, researchers say in a new study that sheds light on ...
Jul 8, 2024
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New lab test to detect persistent HIV strains in Africa may aid search for cure
A multinational team led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators developed a test that will help measure the persistence of HIV in people affected by viral strains found predominantly in Africa—a vital tool in the search ...
Jul 2, 2024
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Know your status: The importance of HIV testing
It's not making major news headlines like in the '80s, but HIV remains a significant health concern. About 38 million people are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to the World Health Organization.
Jul 2, 2024
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV is available—why are so many at-risk individuals ending up HIV positive?
In a far-reaching effort to understand the factors contributing to HIV transmission among sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals and improve HIV prevention strategies, a team of scientists at the CUNY Graduate School ...
Jun 27, 2024
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Young gay Latinos see rising share of new HIV cases, leading to call for targeted funding
Four months after seeking asylum in the U.S., Fernando Hermida began coughing and feeling tired. He thought it was a cold. Then sores appeared in his groin and he would soak his bed with sweat. He took a test.
Jun 27, 2024
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Twice-a-year injection gives women full protection against HIV, trial finds
Just two injections a year of a new HIV drug protected young women in Africa from infection with the sexually transmitted disease, new trial results show.
Jun 24, 2024
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Americans with HIV are living longer: Federal spending isn't keeping up
Malcolm Reid recently marked the anniversary of his HIV diagnosis on Facebook. "Diagnosed with HIV 28 years ago, AND TODAY I THRIVE," he wrote in a post in April, which garnered dozens of responses.
Jun 20, 2024
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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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In South Africa, traditional healers join the fight against HIV. Stigma remains high in rural areas
The walls of Shadrack Mashabane's hut in the rural South African town of Bushbuckridge are covered with traditional fabrics, with a small window the only source of light. What stands out among the herbs and medicines in glass ...
Jun 16, 2024
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New HIV reporter model: Visualizing HIV viral dynamics in cells with dual fluorescence
Kumamoto University researchers have developed a novel viral reporter system named HIV-Tocky (Timer of Cell Kinetics and Activity). This innovative system allows for real-time visualization of HIV dynamics post-viral infection.
Jun 7, 2024
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Researchers investigate possible rural-urban divide in HIV risk behaviors
Although most newly diagnosed HIV patients in the United States live in cities, about 20% of new HIV infections are diagnosed in rural areas. Sexual minority males (gay, bisexual, queer and other men who have sex with men) ...
Jun 5, 2024
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Health care providers want this information before prescribing the HIV prevention, PrEP, to adolescents, study finds
HIV infections among adolescents and young adults continue to be at high levels, with Americans between the ages of 13 and 24 accounting for approximately 20% of all new HIV infections in 2019. However, uptake of a preventive ...
Jun 3, 2024
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Novel vaccine concept generates immune responses that could produce multiple types of HIV neutralizing antibodies
Using a combination of cutting-edge immunologic technologies, researchers have successfully stimulated animals' immune systems to induce rare precursor B cells of a class of HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs). The ...
May 30, 2024
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Pharma firm urged to share new 'game-changer' HIV drug
More than 300 politicians, health experts and celebrities on Thursday called for US pharmaceutical giant Gilead to allow cheap, generic versions of a promising new HIV drug to be produced so it can reach people in developing ...
May 30, 2024
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Researchers use AI, social media to identify health concerns of people living with HIV and AIDS
Machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI) and social media are providing researchers with the opportunity to analyze valuable information about social issues in relation to health and mental health, particularly in relation ...
May 29, 2024
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Researchers genetically modify E. coli bacteria with part of HIV virus in bid for successful vaccine
Nikolai Scherbak, docent of biology at Örebro University, has just returned to Sweden after participating in a conference in South Africa where he presented a study that increases the chances of developing a vaccine against ...
May 28, 2024
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Circumcision may reduce the risk of HIV infection
A randomized controlled trial comprised of 247 men who have sex with men (MSM) found that voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) can prevent incident HIV infection. These findings suggest that MSM should be included in ...
May 28, 2024
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Raising life expectancy for youth with HIV requires more than just adherence to care regimens, researchers say
Life expectancy of youth with HIV is projected to be 10.4 years less in males and 11.8 years less in females compared to individuals without HIV, a study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding ...
May 22, 2024
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A boost for HIV vaccine research: Studies present comprehensive platform for validating next steps
HIV has proven a hard target for vaccine design. The most promising approach, germline-targeting (GT), proposes a series of immunizations: a first shot to activate inexperienced B cells—antibody-producing white blood cells—followed ...
May 21, 2024
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US pediatricians reverse decades-old advice against HIV-positive mothers breastfeeding
People with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the virus that causes AIDS, a top U.S. pediatricians' group said Monday in a sharp policy change.
May 20, 2024
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