News articles tagged with 'HIV' (Page 2)
New instrument for analysing viruses
— 9 Mar 2011 20:41 | HealthScientists in Israel and California have developed an instrument for rapidly analysing molecular interactions that take place viruses and the cells they infect. By helping to identify…
Re-formulation of microbicidal lubricants will help protect from HIV
— 7 Mar 2011 17:01 | HealthMicrobicides can be used to protect against HIV, and other sexually transmitted diseases, either on their own or with the added protection of a condom. New research published by BioMed…
Feet first? Old mitochondria might be responsible for neuropathy in the extremities
— 4 Mar 2011 16:12 | HealthThe burning, tingling pain of neuropathy may affect feet and hands before other body parts because the powerhouses of nerve cells that supply the extremities age and become dysfunctional…
ATS issues report on emerging issues in HIV-associated pulmonary disease
— 4 Mar 2011 15:24 | HealthThe American Thoracic Society has released a new report detailing recent global changes in the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated pulmonary disease. The report…
6-month drug regimen cuts HIV risk for breastfeeding infants, NIH study finds
— 3 Mar 2011 14:14 | HealthGiving breastfeeding infants of HIV-infected mothers a daily dose of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine for six months halved the risk of HIV transmission to the infants at age 6 months…
Effectiveness of expanding harm reduction and antiretroviral therapy in a mixed HIV epidemic
— 2 Mar 2011 13:47 | HealthA new study from Stanford researchers published in PLoS Medicine makes the case that a combination of methadone substitution therapy and anti-retroviral treatment would have the greatest…
Intensive adherence counselling with HIV treatment improves patient outcomes
— 2 Mar 2011 12:52 | HealthIntensive adherence counselling around the time of HIV treatment initiation significantly reduces poor adherence and virologic treatment failure in sub-Saharan Africa whereas using…
For first time, scientists show an HIV vaccine impacts the genetic makeup of the virus
— 2 Mar 2011 12:37 | HealthAn AIDS vaccine tested in people, but found to be ineffective, influenced the genetic makeup of the virus that slipped past. The findings suggest new ideas for developing HIV vaccines…
Study looks at how homeless kids' use of online social networks can affect sexual behaviour
— 28 Feb 2011 17:10 | HealthA new UCLA AIDS Institute study suggests that the use of social networking websites by homeless youth can lead to an increase in risky sexual behaviours. But interestingly, homeless…
Rare HIV-positive individuals shed light on how body could effectively handle infection
— 26 Feb 2011 17:57 | HealthAlthough untreated HIV infection eventually results in immunodeficiency (AIDS), a small group of people infected with the virus, called elite suppressors (0.5 percent of all HIV-infected…