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HIV and TB Epidemics Could Appear as Funding Gaps Grow

Several countries found across the world could suffer from a resurgence of HIV and tuberculosis as funds decline. A new report elaborated by a world-renowned medical organization urge countries to revamp funding models in the case of HIV and TB…

October 8, 2019 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Chinese Scientists Edited Human DNA to Treat HIV and Blood Cancer

DNA editing tools become more and more of an alternative to pills and surgeries. However, it raised a wave of ethical controversy and everyone was aware that such an innovation couldn’t come without a set of risks. Will it affect…

September 16, 2019 ·by Anna Daniels· 0

Scientists Discovered A Better Strategy To Fight HIV

Scientists at the La Jolla Institute for immunology reached a significant breakthrough in HIV treatment. They discovered the most efficient method of delivering HIV vaccines. The study was published in the journal Cell on May 9, 2019. The lead author…

May 10, 2019 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

New Studies Are Showing a Method of Preventing HIV Transmission

A recent study on HIV transmission has gathered around 1.000 gay male couples for an experiment. The gay males are having unprotected sex with other partners that have HIV. The fact is that the partners that have HIV are taking…

May 4, 2019 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

UNAIDS Report Says That 9.4 Million People Are Infected With HIV, But They Don’t Know

A total of 9.4 million people living with HIV do not know they are infected, according to a new UNAIDS report. UNAIDS is an entity that analyzes efforts to facilitate access to HIV testing and available treatments. The study also…

November 23, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

New Immunotherapy Against HIV, Developed By Researchers At The Rockefeller University

New immunotherapy, which combines two types of antibodies, suppressed the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS, for up to four months, according to a team of scientists at Rockefeller University in the United States. The researchers studied the…

September 27, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

Aspirin Might Save You from HIV

A new tool is needed to provide prevention in being affected by HIV. It must be used in combination with other methods in order to reduce HIV transmission. According to scientists, the low-dose aspirin, the affordable and globally available drug…

August 15, 2018 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

HIV Transmission Might Be Prevented With The Common Aspirin, A New Study Reveals

The scientists already know that the HIV needs specific target cells in the human body to develop properly. More specifically, activated immune cells are more susceptible to HIV than resting cells. A study designed to explore the role of the inflammation…

August 13, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

Girl Teens are Most Infected with HIV

According to United Nations (UN)’s report from 25th of July 2018 which came as a warning for a crisis fuelled by gender inequality, HIV, the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome), infects a teen girl between 15 and…

July 29, 2018 ·by Asheley Rice· 1

AIDS Drugs Are More Promising To Prevent Uninfected People From Catching HIV

According to some new studies, AIDS drugs are more promising to prevent uninfected people from catching HIV during sexual intercourse with an HIV-positive partner. In a study carried out on gay men, the researchers discovered that no participant in the survey…

July 24, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0