HIV / AIDS News

• AIDS mortality decreased in heterosexuals by reducing HIV transmission among drug injectors
  25 Feb 2014
• Researchers look for culprit behind oral health problems in HIV-positive patients
  24 Feb 2014
• Marijuana may protect the immune system against HIV and slow disease progression
  21 Feb 2014
• Younger people, men and those without children more likely to drop out of HIV care in South Africa
  20 Feb 2014
• How therapy-induced resistance to 'NNRTI' HIV drugs works
  20 Feb 2014
• In pregnant African women, malnutrition decreases effectiveness of HIV treatment
  19 Feb 2014
• Healthcare workers in South Africa face greater risk for TB, HIV, hepatitis
  18 Feb 2014
• New vaccine delivery method 'boosts immune response'
  17 Feb 2014
• Infection with HIV 4 times more likely in mental health patients
  16 Feb 2014
• Childhood clues to later risk of STDs
  14 Feb 2014
• Humanized mice protected from HIV by antibody treatment
  13 Feb 2014
• Method for delivering HIV-fighting antibodies developed in mouse model proves even more promising
  12 Feb 2014
• Center for Black Equity and Pitt Public Health announce HIV research project
  11 Feb 2014
• Diagnostic test developed for cryptosporidiosis diarrheal disease
  11 Feb 2014
• In midlife women with HIV, thinking skills take biggest hit from anxiety
  11 Feb 2014
• HIV leaders urge comprehensive ART coverage for 50,000 patients
  10 Feb 2014
• Increased incidence of tuberculosis in Zimbabwe likely due to food insecurity
  8 Feb 2014
• HIV vaccine development necessary for a durable end to AIDS
  7 Feb 2014
• The mood of HIV-positive men affects safe sex; depressive episodes drive up risk
  7 Feb 2014
• Connection discovered in pathogenesis of neurological diseases, HIV
  6 Feb 2014
• Researchers use a naturally occurring HIV variant to trace a T cell lineage for 17 years
  6 Feb 2014
• Mechanism discovered that helps HIV evade antibodies, stabilize key proteins
  6 Feb 2014
• HPV vaccine 'does not lead to risky sexual behavior in teens'
  3 Feb 2014
• New cream with silver nanoparticles could block HIV transmission
  1 Feb 2014
• HIV's secret life in gut revealed
  31 Jan 2014
• Geranium extracts inhibit HIV-1
  31 Jan 2014
• Promising new HIV therapy
  31 Jan 2014
• Race, ethnicity affects HIV meds dialogue
  29 Jan 2014
• Identifying drugs for maximum penetration into lymph nodes to more effectively stop HIV virus replication
  29 Jan 2014
• Observing the evolution of drug resistance in HIV patients
  26 Jan 2014
• New program helps reduce HIV-risk in African-American women
  24 Jan 2014
• Tuberculosis control in gold mines not improved by Major South African trial
  24 Jan 2014
• Intimate partner violence linked to risk of HIV
  23 Jan 2014
• ViiV Healthcare's new HIV medicine Tivicay(TM) (dolutegravir) is approved in Europe​
  22 Jan 2014
• Successful large-scale intervention and education project in South Africa
  21 Jan 2014
• BUSM study associates pro-inflammatory molecules with early death in HIV patients
  20 Jan 2014
• LGBT health research is under-funded, new study finds
  18 Jan 2014
• Viral microRNAs responsible for causing Kaposi's sarcoma, an AIDS-related cancer
  16 Jan 2014
• Newly described 3-part protein may help HIV vaccine development
  16 Jan 2014
• Population of stem-like cells identified where HIV persists in spite of treatment
  15 Jan 2014
• HIV-infected cells that persist despite treatment defeated by NIH-created toxin
  14 Jan 2014
• 'Guided missile' strategy to kill hidden HIV
  13 Jan 2014
• Risk factors identified for non-fatal overdoses among Russians who are HIV positive and inject drugs
  13 Jan 2014
• Possible link between cognitive depressive symptoms and antiretroviral therapy uptake
  1 Jan 2014
• Proportion of opioid treatment programs offering on-site testing for HIV and STIs declines
  30 Dec 2013
• Gladstone scientists discover how immune cells die during HIV infection; identify potential drug to block AIDS
  30 Dec 2013
• Advances in HIV vaccine research likely following animal vaccine study
  28 Dec 2013
• Researchers identify new anti-HIV drug target
  27 Dec 2013
• Life expectancy of treated HIV-positive individuals approaches that of general population
  24 Dec 2013
• HIV treatment and prevention pill Truvada not found to increase sexual risk behavior
  24 Dec 2013
• Pitt-led microbicide trials network awarded $70 million over seven years to develop, test HIV prevention products
  18 Dec 2013
• Cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected women likely related to plaque composition, immune activation
  18 Dec 2013
• Is there a protective link between hemophilia and long-term HIV infection?
  16 Dec 2013
• HIV causes structural heart disease, study says
  12 Dec 2013
• Results-based financing can achieve 20 percent more health care with same funds in world's less developed nations
  12 Dec 2013
• Why HIV is a common cause of kidney failure
  10 Dec 2013
• HIV cure may lie in radioimmunotherapy
  5 Dec 2013
• Study results have important implications for HIV vaccine development
  5 Dec 2013
• Study highlights massive benefits of HIV treatment in South Africa
  4 Dec 2013
• Radioimmunotherapy shows promise for possible HIV cure
  4 Dec 2013
• Increased anal cancer risk in men with both HIV and HPV
  4 Dec 2013
• Promising new drug target: key found to restoring 'exhausted' HIV-fighting immune cells
  4 Dec 2013
• Prevalence of undiagnosed HIV infection low among state prison entrants
  3 Dec 2013
• AIDS development faster with new aggressive HIV strain
  2 Dec 2013
• Photography empowers women living with HIV to share their stories
  2 Dec 2013
• Report: infant HIV decreases, but teen AIDS-related deaths increase
  29 Nov 2013
• Aggressive new HIV strain leads to AIDS more quickly
  29 Nov 2013
• Latin America and the Caribbean advance toward universal access to HIV treatment
  29 Nov 2013
• HIV infections up by 8% across Europe more testing and better treatment coverage recommended
  28 Nov 2013
• Risk of HIV treatment failure present even in those with low viral load
  27 Nov 2013
• A healthy diet plays a vital role in the lives of people living with HIV and AIDS
  27 Nov 2013
• Alternate pathway for drug development to fight HIV
  27 Nov 2013
• Improving understanding of the long term co-evolution among retroviruses and host species
  27 Nov 2013
• HIV progression 'delayed' with micronutrients and multivitamins
  27 Nov 2013
• HIV testing in young adolescents
  26 Nov 2013
• Older people with HIV cope better with the stress and isolation
  25 Nov 2013
• Helping young people communicate clearly with their partners about parenting and HIV
  25 Nov 2013
• Passage of PEPFAR Stewardship and Oversight Act reaffirms U.S. commitment to landmark global health response
  22 Nov 2013
• Ahead of World AIDS Day 2013 UNAIDS reports sustained progress in the AIDS response
  22 Nov 2013
• Rapid point-of-care HIV testing preferred by youth
  22 Nov 2013
• Computer model for studying HIV virus spread and evolution
  22 Nov 2013
• Guidelines for AIDS treatment may not improve child death rates
  19 Nov 2013
• HIV protein may impact neurocognitive impairment in infected patients
  19 Nov 2013
• New research presented by population council at the International Conference on Family Planning
  19 Nov 2013
• Updated HIV Medicine Association Guidelines indicate doctors should focus on common health conditions
  18 Nov 2013
• Novel microbicide gel for vagina and rectum shows potential for HIV prevention
  14 Nov 2013
• Primary care key to management of patients with HIV infection
  14 Nov 2013
• New technology combining contraception, HIV and herpes simplex virus-2 prevention
  14 Nov 2013
• First dual-protection intravaginal ring design shows promise in long-term HIV & pregnancy prevention
  12 Nov 2013
• What will it take to achieve an AIDS-free world?
  10 Nov 2013
• Understanding how HIV interacts with the body's own defences may lead to new treatment opportunities
  8 Nov 2013
• 'Practice' pack of condoms with instructions leads to improved comfort and consistency of use
  8 Nov 2013
• The importance and difficulties of conversations between lovers about STIs
  8 Nov 2013
• HIV risk 'no higher' for bisexual men than heterosexual men
  7 Nov 2013
• Attitudes toward bisexuality affected by gender, race and sexuality
  7 Nov 2013
• Phase 3 results announced for an all oral, sofosbuvir-based regimen for the treatment of hepatitis C in patients co-infected with HIV
  5 Nov 2013
• Structure of HIV protein key to cell entry; finding holds promise for HIV vaccine development
  5 Nov 2013
• Research looks at the body's fight against HIV
  4 Nov 2013
• Promising results from treating SHIV-infected monkeys with HIV antibody infusions
  4 Nov 2013
• Preclinical study of monoclonal antibodies for HIV provides strong basis for clinical trials in humans
  3 Nov 2013