Accumulating evidence suggests that rates of low bone mass are greater in HIV-infected males than in females.
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Bacteria, viruses in gut linked to severity of HIV infection
The advent of antiretroviral therapy – a combination of medications used to slow the progression of HIV – has allowed many people infected with the virus to live long, productive lives.
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Low cost, 25 min TB-test could help reduce tuberculosis death rate among patients with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa
A low cost, easy to use, urine test to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) among patients with HIV could help reduce the TB death rate of HIV-positive patients in hospital, according to a new study…
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UNAIDS to collaborate on new mobile technology platform to improve data collection and advance the response to HIV
UNAIDS and telecommunications operator Orange have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on a new project to strengthen links between health-care providers and people living with and…
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HIV and hepatitis C co-infect over 2 million people worldwide
HIV and hepatitis C infections are major global public health problems. Now, for the first time, a study estimates 2.3 million people worldwide are infected with both viruses.
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UNC School of Medicine researchers prove HIV targets tissue macrophages
Investigators in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have clearly demonstrated that HIV infects and reproduces in macrophages, large white…
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New nanoparticle technology to decipher structure and function of membrane proteins
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, have developed a nanoparticle technology that can be used to stabilise membrane proteins so that their structure can be studied in a lipid environment.
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Immune factor allows viral infections to become chronic
Many viral diseases tend to become chronic – including infections with the HI virus. In persons affected, the immune response is not sufficient to eliminate the virus permanently.
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HIV/AIDS countries worst affected need 'up-front finance' for long-term fight
Sub-Saharan African countries worst affected by HIV/AIDS will need significant up-front finance if they are to succeed in controlling the disease in the long-term, says new study.
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Study offers clearest picture yet of how HIV defeats a cellular defender
A new study offers the first atomic-scale view of an interaction between the HIV capsid – the protein coat that shepherds HIV into the nucleus of human cells – and a host protein known as…
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