In rural Malawi, roughly 10 percent of the adult population has HIV1. At the peak of the epidemic, in the 1990s and early 2000s, nearly everyone knew someone infected with or affected by the virus…
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Month: December 2015
Diagnostics with birefringence
Nothing could be simpler: a drop of blood is placed on a special carrier substance; after a wait of a few minutes, the slide is placed on a device that emits polarised light thanks to an inexpensive…
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Syringe service programs for persons who inject drugs in urban, suburban, and rural areas – United States, 2013
Syringe service programs (SSPs) providing syringe exchange and/or other health services are less available to persons who inject drugs (PWID) in suburban and rural areas than in cities.
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Harm reduction services less available in areas plagued by rising IV drug use and HIV infections
Access to harm reduction programs such as syringe exchange is lowest in rural and suburban areas, where rates of addiction to heroin and other opioids are on the rise, according to a study led by…
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Signaling from dysfunctional mitochondria induces a distinct type of senescence
Finding provides alternative explanation for the free-radical theory of aging and suggests new role for mitochondria in affecting physiology.
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Have sex workers revealed a connection between semen exposure and HIV resistance?
More than half of all people infected by the HIV-1 virus worldwide are women.
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Men with HIV engaging in risky sexual behavior
Men who have sex with men and also have detectable levels of HIV are more likely to have unprotected sex with partners who do not have the same HIV status, says new study.
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How cells are foiled by a herpesvirus family member in the virus-host arms race
Not every virus wants to go viral — at least, not immediately. Some want to slip in quietly. Hide. Wait for the perfect opportunity to attack.
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Overcoming immune exhaustion from chronic HIV infection – the roles of PD-L1 blockage, regulatory T cells, and viral load
Chronic HIV infection results in exhaustion of the immune system, a phenomenon characterized by dysfunctional HIV-specific killer T cells.
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Little known about children living with HIV-infected adults in Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa has long been known to have the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in the world.
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