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NIH launches large study to compare treatments for pregnant women with HIV

The National Institutes of Health has launched a large international study to compare the safety and efficacy of three antiretroviral treatment regimens for pregnant women living with HIV and the safety of these regimens for their infants.

24 Jan 2018

Combination chemotherapy increases survival in animal models of glioblastoma

A diagnosis of the brain cancer glioblastoma carries a dismal prognosis, with most patients dying within five years.

23 Jan 2018

Tracing social and risk networks can help identify undiagnosed cases of HIV

Conducting HIV testing among the social and risk networks of those recently diagnosed with HIV helps identify undiagnosed cases of HIV at significantly higher rates and at a lower cost than other testing approaches, finds a new study conducted in Ukraine by an international research team.

23 Jan 2018

GW study uncovers potential obstacle to finding a cure for HIV

The latest "kick-and-kill" research to eliminate the HIV virus uncovered a potential obstacle in finding a cure.

22 Jan 2018

Study highlights new long-acting approach for prevention of malaria

A new study, published in Nature Communications, conducted by the University of Liverpool and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine highlights a new 'long acting' medicine for the prevention of malaria.

22 Jan 2018

New genomic tools provide better understanding of the human immune system

When the body is under attack from pathogens, the immune system marshals a diverse collection of immune cells to work together in a tightly orchestrated process and defend the host against the intruders.

22 Jan 2018

Researchers reveal potential of multivalent antibodies for HIV prevention, treatment and cure

The ability of HIV to mutate has been a major challenge to vaccine development. As the body produces antibodies to target the outer HIV envelope protein, this protein changes, thwarting the circulating antibodies' ability to neutralize it.

18 Jan 2018

New vaccine approach offers effective protection against tuberculosis

A unique platform that resulted in a promising HIV vaccine has also led to a new, highly effective vaccine against tuberculosis that is moving toward testing in humans.

18 Jan 2018

Scientists find increased risk of HIV outbreaks in Ukraine due to war-related migration

Conflict in Ukraine has increased the risk of HIV outbreaks throughout the country as displaced HIV-infected people move from war-affected regions to areas with higher risk of transmission, according to analysis by scientists.

16 Jan 2018

Johns Hopkins gets approval to perform HIV positive to HIV positive living donor kidney transplants

Johns Hopkins hopes to become the first hospital in the U.S. to perform HIV-positive to HIV-positive organ transplants from living donors.

16 Jan 2018

U.S. FDA approves first drug for patients with germline BRCA-mutated metastatic breast cancer

AstraZeneca and Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved LYNPARZA (olaparib) for use in patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative metastatic breast cancer who have been previously treated with chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant, adjuvant or metastatic setting.

12 Jan 2018

Research provides new model to better ascertain HIV mortality rates in Zambia

A new study that seeks to better ascertain HIV mortality rates in Zambia could provide a model for improved national and regional surveillance approaches, and ultimately, more effective HIV treatment strategies.

12 Jan 2018

New blood stabilization method prolongs lifespan of blood samples for CTC profiling

A new blood stabilization method, developed at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine, significantly prolongs the lifespan of blood samples for microfluidic sorting and transcriptome profiling of rare circulating tumor cells (CTCs), living cancer cells carried in the bloodstream.

9 Jan 2018

Study finds common contraceptive shot may increase HIV risk

A recent study found an association between HIV risk and the use of the common birth control medications DMPA, among women from sub-Saharan Africa.

9 Jan 2018

Smoke shops may be potential ‘nuisance properties’ in urban communities of color

Tobacco shops, also known as smoke shops, may represent potential "nuisance properties" in urban communities of color, a study led by a researcher at the University of California, Riverside has found.

5 Jan 2018

Precision editing of gut bacteria reduces inflammation in mouse model of colitis

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have used precision editing of the bacterial populations in the gut to prevent or reduce the severity of inflammation in a mouse model of colitis.

5 Jan 2018

Popular contraceptive shot may raise risk of HIV infection

Transitioning away from a popular contraceptive shot known as DMPA could help protect women in Sub-Saharan Africa and other high-risk regions from becoming infected with HIV, according to a research review published in the Endocrine Society's journal Endocrine Reviews.

4 Jan 2018

HIV News and Research

NIH launches large study to compare treatments for pregnant women with HIV

Combination chemotherapy increases survival in animal models of glioblastoma

Tracing social and risk networks can help identify undiagnosed cases of HIV

GW study uncovers potential obstacle to finding a cure for HIV

Study highlights new long-acting approach for prevention of malaria

New genomic tools provide better understanding of the human immune system

Researchers reveal potential of multivalent antibodies for HIV prevention, treatment and cure

New vaccine approach offers effective protection against tuberculosis

Scientists find increased risk of HIV outbreaks in Ukraine due to war-related migration

Johns Hopkins gets approval to perform HIV positive to HIV positive living donor kidney transplants

U.S. FDA approves first drug for patients with germline BRCA-mutated metastatic breast cancer

Research provides new model to better ascertain HIV mortality rates in Zambia

New blood stabilization method prolongs lifespan of blood samples for CTC profiling

Study finds common contraceptive shot may increase HIV risk

Smoke shops may be potential ‘nuisance properties’ in urban communities of color

Precision editing of gut bacteria reduces inflammation in mouse model of colitis

Popular contraceptive shot may raise risk of HIV infection

MGH study points toward potential strategy for treating X-linked disorders

Increased awareness of STIs alone does not guarantee safer sexual behavior, study shows

Researcher shows how rank order can be used to identify complex gene interactions

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