Rectal gel prevents transmission of AIDS-like virus in macaques August 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 2
The HIV drug tenofovir may prevent AIDS transmission when applied rectally as a gel, according to results from a macaque study published in PLoS Medicine. | |
A molecular condom against AIDS December 12, 2006 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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University of Utah scientists designed a "molecular condom" women could use daily to prevent AIDS by vaginally inserting a liquid that would turn into a gel-like coating and then, when exposed to semen, return to liquid form ... | |
Hormonal contraception does not appear to increase HIV risk December 07, 2006 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Using hormonal contraception does not appear to increase women’s overall risk of infection with the AIDS virus, report the authors of a large study commissioned by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ... | |
UCSF study will test new vaginal microbicide for herpes and HIV November 30, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A team of researchers at UCSF is seeking young women to participate in the first US study of the safety of a new a vaginal gel designed to prevent herpes and HIV infection. If it is effective and approved by the U.S. Food ... | |
Methamphetamine study suggests increased risk for HIV transmission August 27, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
New findings that one in 20 North Carolina men who have sex with men (MSM) reported using crystal methamphetamine during the previous month suggests increased risk for spreading HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases ... | |
Molecular condom may be commercialized under Utah-India deal October 30, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman’s ongoing trade delegation to India will initiate a long-term international collaboration with that country and the University of Utah. | |
Researcher tracks genetic journey of HIV from birth to death October 16, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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University of Florida scientists have discovered how HIV evolves over the course of a person’s lifetime into a more deadly form that heralds the onset of full-blown AIDS. The findings could pave the way for new therapeutic ... | |
New HIV vaccine target could solve mutation problem November 09, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Researchers at UCSF and the University of Toronto have identified a potential new way of fighting against HIV infection that relies on the remnants of ancient viruses, human endogenous retroviruses (HERV), which have become ... | |
HIV's path out of Africa: Haiti, the US then the world October 29, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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The AIDS virus entered the United States via Haiti, probably arriving in just one person in about 1969, earlier than previously believed, according to new research. After the virus, HIV-1, entered the U.S., it flourished ... | |
Study shows suppressing herpes virus may reduce infectiousness of HIV November 15, 2007 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
A recent study of men co-infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and HIV revealed that drugs used to suppress HSV decrease the levels of HIV in the blood and rectal secretions, which may make patients less likely ... | |
Anti-HIV gel proven safe, tolerable for women February 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
An experimental anti-HIV gel is safe for women to use on a daily basis, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. | |
Mouse model shows potential efficacy of HIV prevention strategy January 15, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
A new kind of laboratory mouse can be used to test the efficacy of much-needed methods to prevent transmission of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to research by J. Victor Garcia and colleagues at the University ... | |
 Scientists may have identified new target for HIV vaccine January 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
By coaxing the HIV-1 protein to reveal a hidden portion of its protein coat, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School have provided a newly detailed picture of how protective, ... | |
 Researchers reveal HIV peptide's possible pathway into the cell January 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Two theoretical physicists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have uncovered what they believe is the long-sought-after pathway that an HIV peptide takes to enter healthy cells. The theorists analyzed two ... | |
New insights into vaccination for HIV January 25, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
A group of Australian researchers at the Universities of Melbourne and New South Wales have developed new tools and paradigms to understand immune evasion from HIV. The study, published Friday, January 25 in PLoS Pathogens, ... | |
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