Janssen-Cilag Ltd has announced that NHS England (NHSE) will provide crucial funding for its once-daily, fixed-dose combination of darunavir and the pharmacoenhancer, cobicistat, called…
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Enzyme may reduce risk of cardiovascular disease caused by HIV medications
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 37 million people are living with HIV. Antiviral medications are used to control the disease and prevent its progression to AIDS.
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Most individuals harbor B cells sensitive to HIV-fighting immunogen
Researchers have identified a relatively potent immunogen that could be harnessed to induce the immune system to target HIV.
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More ancient viruses lurk in our DNA than we thought
One whole endogenous retrovirus genome — and bits of 17 others — were spotted in a study of 2,500 human genomes.Think your DNA is all human? Think again.
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Long-acting injectable protects against vaginal HIV transmission
Vaginal transmission accounts for the majority of new HIV infections worldwide.
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Giving antibodies to infant macaques exposed to an HIV-like virus could clear infection
Nature Medicine study is the first to show antibodies administered within one day of exposure can clear a nonhuman primate virus similar to HIV.
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Stanford chemists develop an ultra-sensitive test for cancers, HIV
A common theme in medicine is that detecting a disease early on can lead to more effective treatments.
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Homosexuality as common in Uganda as in other countries
The results are based on a survey with nearly 3,000 participating students in south-western Uganda.
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High viral load in HIV-infected individuals underlies innate immune cell dysfunction
Individuals infected with HIV exhibit both severe immune deficiency and aberrant inflammation, resulting in susceptibility to secondary infection as the disease progresses.
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How HIV infection increases the risk of tuberculosis
One in three people world-wide are thought to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), but most remain well because their immune system keeps the pathogen in check.
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