Another shot at AIDS vaccine!
One of the most dreaded diseases to haunt the human race, AIDS has continued to mock the field of medicine in its own fashion. No one has been able to combat it entirely. But a promising attempt has...
View ArticleNew HIV study finds clues, not in the immune system, but in the human brain
In addition to damaging the immune system, HIV may also damage brain circuitry. Fifty percent of HIV patients develop cognitive decline, which is associated with a poor prognosis and reduced survival...
View ArticleNew one-pill, once-daily HIV medication seeks to replace the usual drug cocktail
Bristol-Myers Squibb is combining its protease inhibitor Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate) with a pharmacoenhancing agent from Gilead Sciences Inc. called cobicistat that can increase blood levels of HIV...
View ArticleAspirin could prevent cervical cancer in HIV-infected women
Research suggests that aspirin could inhibit the development of cervical cancer in HIV-infected women. Authors of a new report discovered that HIV induces expression of the COX-2/prostaglandin E2...
View ArticleResearchers discover how protein protects some cells from HIV
An international research team, including scientists from the University of Rochester, discovered the mechanism by which a protein protects some immune cells from HIV. This finding could lead to more...
View ArticleMedical Nova Weekly: Top five trends for 2/13-2-/17
Patients’ own cardiac stem cells regrow heart muscle Many heart attacks leave behind scar tissue, which inhibits cardiac functions for a patient’s entire life. But, that could be a thing of the past....
View ArticleMedical Nova Weekly: Top five trends for 2/27-3/2
Here are the top medical innovation stories making headlines this week! EU reports decline in cancer mortality rates Good news: cancer mortality rates are on the decline, and are estimated to continue...
View ArticleStudies show benefits of immediate antiretroviral treatment for HIV-infected...
Results from two studies, CHER and PREDICT, demonstrate the importance of treating HIV-infected infants in their first year. Although Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) during infancy has benefits,...
View ArticleInterferon decreases HIV-1 levels, controls virus after stopping...
A multi-institutional team of researchers led by The Wistar Institute has announced a clinical trial showing the immune system can fight HIV infection if given the right boost. In the study,...
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