HIV and AIDS News
May 21, 2024
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May 17, 2024 An HIV vaccine candidate triggered low levels of an elusive type of broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies among a small group of people enrolled in a 2019 clinical ...
May 15, 2024 At present, there is no specific active substance against hepatitis E. As the disease kills 70,000 people every year, researchers are actively searching for one. A team may have found what they're looking for. The researchers showed that the ...
May 9, 2024 A team has developed a vaccine approach that works like a GPS, guiding the immune system through the specific steps to make broadly neutralizing antibodies against ...
Mar. 8, 2024 A team of researchers has successfully modified a naturally occurring chemical compound in the lab, resulting in advanced lead compounds with anti-HIV ...
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Apr. 29, 2024 Researchers have developed a model of Kaposi sarcoma that could expedite the development of new drugs to treat the disease, which is the most common cancer in people living with ...
Apr. 8, 2024 One of the remaining mysteries of the human immune system is why a certain cell, called a B cell, which retains a memory for past infections -- ensuring we fight off diseases we have experienced ...
Apr. 16, 2024 Scientists have identified promising real-world links between common HIV drugs and a reduced incidence of Alzheimer's ...
Apr. 10, 2024 Scientists have identified sugar abnormalities in the blood that may promote biological aging and inflammation in people living with ...
Mar. 28, 2024 Researchers have developed a new method to isolate HIV from samples more easily, potentially making it easier to detect infection with the virus. They focus on peptide nanofibrils (PNFs) on magnetic ...
Mar. 26, 2024 A new study shows virus-like particle can effectively 'shock and kill' latent HIV reservoir in those living with chronic ...
Mar. 7, 2024 Four children have remained free of detectable HIV for more than one year after their antiretroviral therapy (ART) was paused to see if they could achieve HIV remission, according to new research. ...
Mar. 8, 2024 The COVID-19 virus can persist in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after the acute phase of the illness has ended, according to new research that offers potential clues to why ...
Mar. 1, 2024 Researchers have discovered a key mechanism used by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also known as human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8), to induce cancer. The research points to effective new ...
Feb. 21, 2024 A professor has demonstrated a connection between viral damage to the gut and premature biological ...
Earlier Headlines
May 7, 2024 For people with HIV, the risk of anal cancer varies according to their geographic ...
Feb. 20, 2024 A pharmacy associate professor has developed a novel nanomedicine loaded with genetic material called small interfering RNAs (siRNA) to fight human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) using gene ...
Feb. 20, 2024 Researchers found that PD-1-enhanced DNA vaccination can induce sustained virus-specific CD8+ T cell immunity in an AIDS monkey model. The vaccinated monkeys remained free of AIDS for six years and ...
Feb. 13, 2024 A new clinical trial suggests that a combination of the drug vorinostat and immunotherapy can coax HIV-infected cells out of latency and attack them. The findings highlight how close -- yet still far ...
Feb. 6, 2024 Scientists have uncovered important clues to how human T cells combat Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes ...
Feb. 2, 2024 Seeing a glycoprotein on the envelope of the HIV virus snap open and shut in mere millionths of a second is giving investigators a new handle on the surface of the virus that could lead to broadly ...
Jan. 30, 2024 Using a DNA-based delivery particle, researchers created a vaccine that can induce a strong antibody response against ...
Jan. 25, 2024 Around one million individuals worldwide become infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, each year. To replicate and spread the infection, the virus must smuggle its genetic material into the ...
Jan. 25, 2024 A new study has revealed how HIV squirms its way into the nucleus as it invades a ...
Jan. 24, 2024 Antiretroviral therapy (ART) does an excellent job at suppressing HIV to undetectable levels in the blood. However, small amounts of latent virus hide throughout the body, and when treatment is ...
Jan. 24, 2024 UNSW Sydney medical scientists have cracked a mystery whose solution has long eluded researchers. UNSW Sydney medical scientists have cracked a mystery whose solution has long eluded ...
Jan. 23, 2024 People living with HIV need to take antiretroviral treatment for life to prevent the virus from multiplying in their body. But some people, known as 'post-treatment controllers,' have been ...
Jan. 17, 2024 Three different HIV antibodies each independently protected monkeys from acquiring simian-HIV (SHIV) in a placebo-controlled proof-of-concept study intended to inform development of a preventive HIV ...
Jan. 13, 2024 In women living with HIV, preventive treatment with DHA-PPQ is a safe and effective strategy to prevent malaria during pregnancy, according to the final results of the MAMAH clinical ...
Jan. 12, 2024 An observational study has found that intradermal administration of the JYNNEOS vaccine against smallpox induces an efficient immune response that should protect people living with HIV from ...
Jan. 12, 2024 Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious killer worldwide, with 10.6 million cases and 1.6 million deaths in 2021 alone. One in five incident TB cases were attributable to malnutrition, more than ...
Jan. 4, 2024 A research team has detected various substances that have a dual effect against tuberculosis: They make the bacteria causing the disease less pathogenic for human immune cells and boost the activity ...
Dec. 18, 2023 Scientists recently published findings indicating that Ebola virus creates and uses intercellular tunnels to move from cell to cell and evade ...
Dec. 18, 2023 Researchers have determined the structure of the most common material in our genomes. New treatments for autoimmune diseases, cancer and neurodegeneration may ...
Dec. 15, 2023 An effective HIV vaccine may need to prompt strong responses from immune cells called CD8+ T cells to protect people from acquiring HIV, according to a new study. The study findings draw comparisons ...
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Researchers Are Using RNA in a New Approach to Fight HIV
- Breakthrough in Developing the PD-1-Enhanced DNA Vaccine for Over 6-Year cART-Free AIDS Prevention and Virologic Control
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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Thursday, January 25, 2024
- How HIV Smuggles Its Genetic Material Into the Cell Nucleus
- Simulations Show How HIV Sneaks Into the Nucleus of the Cell
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- Researchers Pinpoint Most Likely Source of HIV Rebound Infection
- How Does HIV Get Into the Cell's Cenetr to Kickstart Infection?
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Friday, January 12, 2024
- Smallpox Vaccine Efficiently Induces Immunity Against Monkeypox Virus Infection in People Living With HIV, Study Finds
- Nutritional Acquired Immunodeficiency (N-AIDS) Is the Leading Driver of the Tuberculosis Pandemic
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Monday, December 18, 2023
- New Method Ebola Virus Uses to Infect Cells
- New Understanding of Ancient Genetic Parasite May Spur Medical Breakthroughs
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
- Could a Cancer Drug Hold the Key to an HIV Cure?
- T-Cells Infiltrate Brain, Cause Respiratory Distress in Condition Affecting the Immunocompromised
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Thursday, August 10, 2023
- Gut Microbiome Can Increase Risk, Severity of HIV, EBV Disease
- Researchers Find New Pathway for HIV Invasion of Cell Nucleus
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Monday, November 7, 2022
- How a SARS-CoV-2 Virus Protein Damages the Heart
- Converging and Diverging Immune Factors That May Predispose People to HIV and HSV
Friday, November 4, 2022
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Friday, October 28, 2022
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Friday, October 21, 2022
- Early HIV Diagnosis and Treatment Important for Better Long-Term Health Outcomes
- Three-Dose Hepatitis B Vaccine Regimen Protects People With HIV
Monday, October 17, 2022
Thursday, October 13, 2022
- Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID-19 Infection Is Higher for People With HIV With Moderately Low CD4 Cell Counts
- Occupational Hazard: COVID-19 False Positives Found in Lab Workers
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Monday, October 3, 2022
- Coronavirus Formation Is Successfully Modeled
- Scientists Design and Validate Promising HIV Vaccine Strategy
Friday, September 30, 2022
- Another Monkey Virus Could Be Poised for Spillover to Humans, Study Finds
- Gut Bacteria May Contribute to Susceptibility to HIV Infection
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Monday, September 26, 2022
Friday, September 23, 2022
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
- Scientists Test New Vaccine Strategy to Help the Body Target HIV
- Heart Attack Risk Increased Among People With HIV and Hepatitis C as They Aged