A combination of historical and genetic research reveals the error and hype that led to the coining of the term ‚Patient Zero‘ and the blaming of one man for the spread of HIV across North America.
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Monat: Oktober 2016
New nanomedicine approach aims to improve HIV drug therapies
New research led by the University of Liverpool aims to improve the administration and availability of drug therapies to HIV patients through the use of nanotechnology.
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Modified HIV-1 virus can integrate into genome of parasitic flatworm
Genetic manipulation of parasite that causes schistosomiasis could pave road to new treatments.
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Women report vaginal ring for preventing HIV had little effect on sexual intercourse
Most women who used an experimental vaginal ring for HIV prevention report that the physical act of sex was largely unaffected by using the product, which is inserted monthly for continuous wear.
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Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection
The HIV virus increases the potency of the tuberculosis bacterium (Mtb) by affecting a central function of the immune system.
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Having HIV and chronic HBV/HCV coinfection may increase cancer risk
In HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection is associated with an increased risk for non-Hodgkin’s…
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International 15-year study shows most dominant HIV subtype is also 'wimpiest'
An international study 15 years in the making has shown that it’s ’survival of the wimpiest‘ among subtypes and strains when it comes to understanding the spread of HIV/AIDS around the world, a…
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New antibody therapy permanently blocks SIV infection
An international research team has developed an effective treatment strategy against the HIV-like Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) in rhesus macaquesAccording to the WHO, around 36 million…
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Cells infected by HIV defend themselves, research at Ghent University shows
T cells, important in the immune system, defend themselves when infected by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus).
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Age-specific strategies are needed when caring for older individuals with HIV
A new article highlights the differences between older and younger adults living with HIV, and offers age-specific strategies on how to provide care.
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