A new study suggests the diabetes prevalence is much higher among HIV-positive individuals than the general population, even when obesity is not present.
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Month: January 2017
Abnormal antibody levels in intestine may promote inflammation in people with HIV-1
In people infected with HIV-1 virus, immune system cells in the intestinal tract may be unable to produce certain antibodies at the levels necessary to keep bacterial material from entering the…
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HIV exploitation of gap in immune cell defenses 'could be barrier to cure'
Scientists discover HIV invades macrophages when a protective protein is temporarily switched off. Treatment with HDAC inhibitors appears to prevent it.
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Study shows how HIV breaches macrophage defences, could be step towards cure
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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