A research project headed by Henrik Kloeverpris, a postdoc at the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at the University of Copenhagen, shows that the so-called ILCs (innate lymphoid cells) …
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Cell culture experiments reveal potent antiviral activity of Cistus incanus.
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UMN study identifies mechanism for drug target to help block HIV's ability to spread
Process in which HIV mutations speed up to a point that the HIV essentially wears itself out.
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Adenosine deaminase may help the immune system fight HIV on its own
New research findings published in the February 2016 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, suggest that a new therapeutic strategy for HIV may already be available by repurposing an existing…
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HIV vaccines produce significant immune response in randomized trial
According to a randomized trial published in Annals of Internal Medicine, two novel vaccines for the prevention of HIV-1 produced significant immune response in healthy adults without HIV infection.
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Neural networks adapt to the presence of a toxic HIV protein
HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) afflict approximately half of HIV infected patients.Nearly half of HIV infected patients suffer from impaired neurocognitive function.
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'Pop quiz' could help predict sexually transmitted infections in young women
Researchers at Johns Hopkins say an online “pop quiz” they developed in 2009 shows promising accuracy in predicting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in young women, although not, apparently, in…
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Resistance to key HIV drug 'concerningly common'
HIV drug resistance to tenofovir, an antiretroviral drug vital to most modern HIV treatment and prevention strategies, is surprisingly and worryingly common according to a large study led by UCL…
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HIV replenishes viral reservoirs during therapy
A new study challenges the idea HIV is dormant when it persists in lymphoid tissue during therapy – it finds the virus replicates, moves around and evolves in this reservoir.
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Most commonly used TB test fails to accurately diagnose pregnant HIV positive women
New research finds that the most commonly used test for tuberculosis fails to accurately diagnose TB in up to 50 percent of pregnant women who are HIV+.
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