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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HIV testing frequency guidelines are not being met in UK
Gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM), including those thought to be at “high risk”, are not getting HIV tests often enough, according to new research.
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The role of organic transporters in pharmacokinetics and nephrotoxicity of newer antiviral therapies
Highly active antiretroviral therapy and direct acting antiviral agents are key elements in the effective pharmacotherapy of human immunodeficiency virus and Hepatitis C virus respectively.
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Sweet 'quantum dots' light the way for new HIV and Ebola treatment
A research team led by the University of Leeds has observed for the first time how HIV and Ebola viruses attach to cells to spread infection.
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Differential immuno-capture biochip offers specific leukocyte counting for HIV diagnosis
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a highly sensitive biosensor based on a differential immuno-capture technology that can detect sub-populations of…
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