Older adults acquire HIV, but prevention focuses on young people
Prevention and treatment campaigns do not adequately target the special needs of the age group over 50. Indeed, between 2000 ...
Tag: HIV
Researchers Determine Two-Dose Regimen Could Make HIV Vaccines More Effective
One of the main reasons it has been difficult to develop an effective vaccine against HIV is that the virus ...
Diabetes drug helps immune system recognize HIV reservoirs, study finds
Metformin, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, may help deplete the viral reservoir and eliminate it completely in ...
Drug for diabetes and obesity could also help people with HIV
Until now, few studies have looked at the effects of anti-obesity drugs on HIV-positive people, who are nevertheless affected by ...
Use of HIV prevention drugs doubles with combination of digital health interventions, study finds
A UCLA Health study found that a combination of one-on-one telehealth coaching interventions, peer support forums and automated text messages ...
How a new drug pushes the HIV capsid to the breaking point
Just over a year ago, the European Union and the United States Food and Drug Administration approved a new antiretroviral ...
Scientists see ultra-rapid movement on the surface of the HIV virus
As the HIV virus slips out of a human cell to anchor itself and eventually inject its deadly cargo of ...
Simulations show how HIV sneaks into cell nucleus
Because viruses have to hijack someone else's cell in order to replicate, they have become very good at this and ...
HIV antibodies protect animals in proof-of-concept study
Three different HIV antibodies each independently protected monkeys against acquisition of simian HIV (SHIV) in a placebo-controlled proof-of-concept study intended ...
African women living with HIV have an effective option to prevent malaria during pregnancy, clinical trial finds
In women living with HIV, preventive treatment with DHA-PPQ is a safe and effective strategy to prevent malaria during pregnancy, ...
