It’s strangely beautiful, even though we’re talking about a dreaded pathogen.
A single injection protects monkey from HIV infections
It’s not exactly a vaccine, but it’s the next best thing.
Russia on the brink of HIV crisis as AIDS denial runs rampant through the country
The country might be on the verge of a health crisis.
What’s the difference between HIV and AIDS
You shouldn’t use the two interchangeably.
Five HIV patients are now virus-free thanks to a new vaccine therapy — but success rate is low
The new therapy gives the body new tools to weed out the HIV virus without any other drugs — one man has been HIV-free for 7 months.
Medication prevents HIV/AIDS has 92% success rate, but people don’t know about it yet
If taken daily, the pills can reduce the risk of HIV infection by up to 92 percent.
Revolutionary HIV vaccine to be tested on 600 people next year
We may be zooming in on a vaccine.
NIH isolates new antibody which neutralizes 98% of HIV strains in lab trials
We’re getting closer to a cure.
Drugs clear HIV from British patient’s system, offering hope for a cure
Five UK universities working together hope to bring an end to HIV.
Scientists stumble upon a vaccine which blocks HIV in monkeys – human trials planned
Scientists were surprised when they unexpectedly stumbled upon a relatively simple vaccine which blocks infection with SIV – the monkey equivalent of HIV – and stops the spread of the virus in already infected monkeys. How it works All efficient vaccines against a viral infection elicit virus-specific neutralizing antibodies and sometimes also cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL) that prevent virus infection or
Study of HIV evolution shows the virus is adapting to human hosts
One of the most threatening modern pandemics, HIV/AIDS, has been thoroughly studied in the past few decades, with billions awarded to research seeking out a cure. Progress has been slow, but today doctors have a number of tools at their disposal to curve HIV development, spreading and ail patients, despite a cure has yet to be found (though hope exists
German scientists have managed to remove HIV from cells while leaving those cells alive
Using an enzyme to ‘cut out’ the virus, German researchers have managed to find remove HIV from cells, leaving the cells virtually unharmed. This has a boatload of work before it sees the light of day, but it’s the most promising HIV study I’ve read in quite a while. Killing HIV cells, mice, and a Petri dish The media has
No, people, 16% of Finnish population ISN’T immune to AIDS
As much as we here at ZME Science love promoting science, we really hate it when the media misinterprets research and spreads false information. This time, everybody seems to be picking up the idea that 16% of the Finnish population is genetically HIV resistant. Here, we’re gonna discuss that study and why this isn’t really true. C-C chemokine receptor type
Researchers observe antibodies evolve against HIV
For the first time, scientists have observed in a patient the evolution of an immune molecule that recognizes different HIV types and adapt accordingly. A neutralizing antibody, or NAb is an antibody which defends a cell from an antigen or infectious body by inhibiting or neutralizing any effect it has biologically. They’re your body’s elite force, who get sent in
First documented case of child cured of HIV
In what may very well become a historic day, Dr. Deborah Persaud of Johns Hopkins University described the first documented case of a child cured of HIV. Dr. Persaud, an amfAR grantee, detailed the case of a two-year-old child in Mississippi diagnosed with HIV at birth; the child was immediately put on antiretroviral therapy for 18 months. However, after this
HIV prevention drug approved by the FDA, decision criticized by AIDS support organization
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently gave its seal of approval for the introduction of Truvada on the pharmaceutical market, a drug which allegedly can prevent HIV infection with an effectiveness rate as high as 75 percent when used in combination with safe sex practices. The Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF), which is largest Aids support organisation in the world, however called the
How bad breath can save lives
An interesting conversation can instantly make a turn for the worst when bad breath hops into the scene. We’ve all had our share of bad experiences whether we were more or less forced to tolerate the repulsive stench of bad breath or we had a case of bad breath ourselves. Scientists at Nippon Dental University, however, have found that the
Creative idea: how to fight AIDS with Coca-Cola
We’ve been writing more and more about the developments achieved in the fight against AIDS, but this is by far one of the most interesting, simple and creative ideas I’ve seen so far. Via kurioso.es
HIV treatment brings African patients to normal lifespan
It seems that recently, science is finally beginning to corner the HIV virus. Last week, two studies had the same conclusions, showing how a daily antiviral pill protects sexually active men and women from becoming infected with HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS. Now, researchers show that the life expectancy of already infected African people getting HIV treatment is
HIV: Drugs recommended immediatly to stop it spread
Of course, it is always better to prevent than to treat, but if prevention is no longer an option, than it is much better to start drug therapy as soon as possible after being detected HIV positive; this could help both the patient and it is also far less likely to pass on the virus to his sexual partner(s). Preventing