A team led by UCL researchers has identified how HIV is able to infect macrophages, a type of white blood cell integral to the immune system, despite the presence of a protective protein.
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Successful antibody trial in HIV-infected individuals
A research team led by investigators of the Rockefeller University in New York and Prof Florian Klein, University Hospital Cologne and German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), has tested a new…
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Cachexia: Symptoms, Treatment, and Outlook
What causes cachexia, what are the risk factors, and what are the complications? Can cachexia be prevented, and what is cancer anorexia cachexia syndrome?
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New insight into role of cell protein in learning ability and AIDS-related dementia
Researchers from the University of California (UCLA) and Cardiff University have made a breakthrough in the understanding of AIDS-related dementia, discovering the role of a neuron protein which…
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Study: HIV therapy could be contributing to syphilis outbreak
Drugs used to treat HIV could affect how the body responds to syphilis, inadvertently contributing to a current outbreak, a new study suggests.
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CDC guidelines for HIV prevention regimen may not go far enough, study suggests
A new study from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health suggests modifying federal health guidelines related to the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV transmission because current…
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HIV risk influenced by specific vaginal bacteria
Researchers have identified specific bacteria in the female genital tract that may increase a woman’s susceptibility to HIV by fourfold.
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CRISPR screening identifies potential HIV treatment targets
Investigators from the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have used the revolutionary new gene-editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 to identify three…
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Penn study finds link between HIV treatment and neuronal degeneration
Antiretroviral drugs have been life-changing therapies for HIV patients, but they can have significant side effects.
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West African HIV-2 prevalence associated with lower historical male circumcision rates
Cities with substantial uncircumcised populations in 1950 tended to have higher HIV-2 prevalence from 1985.
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