Study offers new insight on HIV transmission risk of men who have sex with men August 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Approximately half of all new HIV infections in the United States result from the sexual risk behaviors of men who have sex with men. Now, a new study led by a researcher at The Miriam Hospital provides additional insight ... | |
Growth hormone reduces abdominal fat, cardiovascular risk in HIV patients on antiviral therapy August 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Low-dose growth hormone treatment reduced abdominal fat deposits and improved blood pressure and triglyceride levels in a group of patients with HIV lipodystrophy, a condition involving the redistribution of fat and other ... | |
New male circumcision device for HIV prevention studied by NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
With the recent endorsement by the World Health Organization (WHO) and scientists worldwide of adult male circumcision as an important strategy for HIV prevention, there is increased urgency to develop safe and cost-effective ... | |
Highly active antiretroviral therapy of similar benefit for HIV-infected injection drug users August 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Contrary to the belief that HIV-infected injection drug users (IDUs) receive less benefit from highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), new research finds little difference in the survival rate between IDUs and non-IDUs ... | |
Researchers: Program discourages HIV transmission in Russia July 11, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(Boston)-Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that sexual behavior counseling during drug addiction treatment should be considered an important component among ... | |
Study highlights risky behavior, lack of care among HIV-infected crack users August 04, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Doctors who treat HIV-infected crack users refer to them as "the forgotten population." A study being presented at this week's International AIDS Conference in Mexico City reveals that these patients frequently lack outpatient ... | |
Higher HIV infection estimate shows need for routine screening, more funding for care August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Arlington, VA—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expected soon to increase the estimate of new HIV infections in the United States by 40 percent. This highlights the need to make HIV testing a routine ... | |
 Protein discovered that prevents HIV from spreading January 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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In a study that could open up the field of virology to an entirely new suite of possibilities and that paves the way for future drug research, scientists at Rockefeller University and the Aaron Diamond AIDS ... | |
HIV infection stems from few viruses May 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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A new study reveals the genetic identity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the version responsible for sexual transmission, in unprecedented detail. | |
Study finds unique HIV vaccine formula elicits strong immune responses May 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Today, Advanced BioScience Laboratories, Inc. and the University of Massachusetts Medical School report that their unique HIV vaccine formulation was effective in eliciting strong and balanced immune responses in healthy ... | |
Protein that provides innate defense against HIV could lead to new treatments May 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
By identifying a protein that restricts the release of HIV-1 virus from human cells, scientists believe they may be closer to identifying new approaches to treatment. The research is published in the advance online edition ... | |
 Insight into HIV's 'on-off' switch shows promise for therapy, understanding cellular decisions March 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered how a genetic circuit in HIV controls whether the virus turns on or stays dormant, and have succeeded ... | |
Compound has potential for new class of AIDS drugs May 14, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Researchers have developed what they believe is the first new mechanism in nearly 20 years for inhibiting a common target used to treat all HIV patients, which could eventually lead to a new class of AIDS drugs. | |
Challenges of HIV-1 subtype diversity May 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A review article in the New England Journal of Medicine explores the genetic variation of HIV-1 and its implications for preventing and treating the disease. Francine McCutchan, Ph.D., a researcher with the U.S. Military ... | |
Scientists reactivate immune February 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (GIVI) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have found that therapy can be used to stimulate the production of vital immune cells, called ... | |
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