New study shows that cows are good in fight with HIV
In a recent study published in the journal Nature, it has been reported that cows have a “remarkable” ability to
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HIV/AIDS
Refugees and internally displaced persons should have equitable access to HIV treatment
Main Points: “Given recent evidence and the moral, legal, and public health arguments, refugees and internally displaced persons situated in
Read moreBarriers to HIV testing in older children
Main Points: Concerns about guardianship and privacy can discourage clinics from testing children for HIV, according to new research from
Read moreRisk of birth defects associated with certain antiretroviral drugs is small compared to benefits of antiretroviral therapy
Main Points: The risks of birth defects in children exposed to antiretroviral drugs in utero are small when considering the
Read moreResearchers trace HIV adaptation to its human host
Main Point: “Much research has focused on how HIV adapts to antiviral drugs – we wanted to investigate how HIV
Read moreRomidepsin, a lymphoma drug, might help with HIV eradication
Latent HIV virus does not replicate and is therefore not killed by antiretroviral drugs. Such persistent latent infection is a
Read moreMen with HIV have a greater risk and extent of coronary artery disease
Main Point: Men with HIV have a greater risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) and have more severe disease than
Read moreHIV Treatment While Incarcerated Helped Prisoners Achieve Viral Suppression
Main Point: Treating inmates for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while they were incarcerated in Connecticut helped a majority of
Read morePatients co-infected with HIV and HCV more likely to suffer liver decompensation
Main Point: Despite treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART), patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) have higher rates
Read moreWhy and how anti-retroviral therapy works even against HIV cell-to-cell transmission
Main Points: The discovery of direct cell-to-cell transmission of HIV, and the finding that some anti-HIV drugs don’t seem active
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