How does HIV enter the nucleus of immune cells when it is bigger than the pores in its walls? New research shows it hijacks a protein to enlarge the pores.
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Study observes potential breakthrough in treatment of HIV
A new study conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) observes that pharmacological enhancement of the immune systems of HIV patients could help eliminate infected…
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Transgender rights critical for the health of 25 million transgender people worldwide
Public health efforts fail to capture even most basic information about transgender health, but social, legal context in which many transgender people live has led to high rates of HIV, depression.
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Topical application of antiretroviral drug combination prevents transmission of (S)HIV
2 powerful AVR drugs provide complete protection for over 4 months.Researchers are edging ever closer to discovering the perfect combination of drugs and drug delivery system that will stop the…
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Autologous stem cell transplantation offers safe and effective – and potentially curative – option for patients with HIV-associated lymphoma
Multicenter, Phase II trial suggests autologous transplant should be standard of care for HIV patients with relapsed/treatment-resistant lymphoma.
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Candida-specific helper T cells are preferential and early targets of HIV
Candida yeasts normally live on human skin and mucous membranes without causing disease. In individuals with a weakened immune system, however, they are a major cause of opportunistic infections.
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Thailand is first country in Asia to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis
Thailand has received validation from WHO for having eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, becoming the first country in Asia and the Pacific region and also the first with a…
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Many travelers are putting their sexual health at risk
Two new studies find that a high number of adults engage in sex with new partners while traveling abroad, but few of them do so safely.
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Researchers may be one step closer to curing HIV
Scientists from KU Leuven, Belgium, present a new therapeutic approach that may make it possible for HIV patients to (temporarily) stop their medication.
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HIV vaccine design should adapt as HIV virus mutates
Human immunodeficiency virus is known to be a highly variable virus that adapts to a person’s immune response during the lifetime infection, and a new study published in Nature Medicine shows that…
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