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Early HIV drugs give immune system a brief reprieve before dysregulation returns, study finds

Despite effective HIV medication, the immune system of people with HIV remains disrupted in the long term.

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Low-dose THC may reduce side effects of HIV treatment

Long-term, low doses of THC mitigate many harmful side effects and inflammation caused by HIV and antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to new research from Texas Biomedical Research Institute.

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Early HIV treatment: Research reveals critical gaps

In an article published in The Lancet HIV, authors including Distinguished Professor Denis Nash and Professor Constantin Yiannoutsos aim to provide the most comprehensive estimates of pediatric mortality among children and ...

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How HIV disrupts sleep across Africa

HIV significantly affects sleep, with many affected people living in a state akin to chronic jet lag. A new study with Wits researchers published in The Lancet HIV describes how people living with HIV (PLWHIV) experience ...

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How antibodies offer protection against an infection with HIV

A team of researchers investigating the transmission of HIV have discovered that HIV antibodies provide sterilizing immunity by inhibiting the infection of the first cell. The research is published in the journal Cell Reports ...

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S.Africa to roll out vaginal rings to fight HIV scourge

A "revolutionary" vaginal ring to prevent HIV is soon to be rolled out in South Africa—which has the largest epidemic of the virus in the world, a global financing partnership said on Friday.

Medications

Study finds users prefer daily oral PrEP pill despite new options

When PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), a drug that prevents HIV infection, was first approved by the FDA in 2012, it was a medical breakthrough that promised to drastically reduce HIV transmission. Traditionally, PrEP is administered ...

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Advancing care for people with HIV and hepatitis C

A team of researchers across Yale School of Medicine (YSM) and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) has published a set of papers on innovations in patient care for those diagnosed with hepatitis ...

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Researchers take another big step toward HIV cure

Today, HIV can be managed with medical treatment. However, despite 40 years of intensive research, scientists have not yet succeeded in finding a cure for the disease. People with HIV experience a flare-up of the virus only ...

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Global Fund secures deal to slash HIV treatment price

The Global Fund announced Wednesday a deal with generic pharmaceutical manufacturers to significantly slash the price of a cutting-edge HIV drug, in a move it said would save lives.