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Study: 82% of child deaths in low-income countries could be prevented

Eighty-two percent of child deaths in low-income countries could be prevented, according to a study from the international CHAMPS network published in JAMA Network Open.

26 Jul 2023

Study highlights advantages of syphilis self-testing: convenience, privacy, and rapid results

Researchers performed a meta-analysis on the utility of syphilis self-testing (SST).

26 Jul 2023

Older sexual and gender minority adults have higher rates of frailty, study shows

In June, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that the average age of the U.S. population reached a new high of nearly 39 years old.

25 Jul 2023

MIT expert calls for a total overhaul of the U.S. health insurance system

It's not exactly what he's best known for, but Alexander Hamilton helped develop the first national, compulsory health insurance policy in the world: a 1798 taxpayer-financed plan Congress approved to cover sick and disabled seamen.

25 Jul 2023

Donating a kidney can be safe for people living with HIV, study shows

Based on findings from a study published today in the journal The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and three collaborating medical institutions suggest that people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who donate a kidney to other people living with HIV (PLWH) have a low risk of developing end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) or other kidney problems in the years following the donation.

24 Jul 2023

Study reveals substantial gap in PrEP access in more than one-third of New England colleges and universities

Young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM), accounted for 80% of new HIV infections among youth ages 13–24 in 2018 and represents a priority population for HIV prevention.

24 Jul 2023

Improving gut health may be key to slowing HIV progression to AIDS

Restoring and improving gut health may be key to slowing HIV progression to AIDS, according to a new study by University of Pittsburgh infectious diseases scientists published today in the journal JCI Insight.

24 Jul 2023

HIV-positive people with low-level viral load pose ‘almost zero’ risk to sexual partners

People living with HIV who maintain low – but still detectible – levels of the virus and adhere to their antiretroviral regimen have almost zero risk of transmitting it to their sexual partners, according to an analysis published in The Lancet.

23 Jul 2023

Salk researchers uncover molecular mechanisms of HIV drug resistance

Salk Institute researchers, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, have discovered the molecular mechanisms by which the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) becomes resistant to Dolutegravir, one of the most effective, clinically used antiviral drugs for treating HIV.

21 Jul 2023

New sensor may be deployed to screen patients for hard-to-diagnose cancers

Drawing inspiration from natural sensory systems, an MIT-led team has designed a novel sensor that could detect the same molecules that naturally occurring cell receptors can identify.

21 Jul 2023

Sex-based differences in Lyme disease symptoms and outcomes

Women with Lyme disease take longer to get diagnosed, have more severe symptoms and experience higher rates of disability when compared to men.

19 Jul 2023

Study identifies potential immune biomarker for pulmonary tuberculosis: a step towards early detection

Researchers have identified a potential immune biomarker associated with pulmonary TB in active patients compared to controls.

19 Jul 2023

AI and infection control: preventing infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics

Researchers discussed the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in preventing outbreaks of infectious diseases and future pandemics.

19 Jul 2023

Immunodiagnosis: Unleashing the potential of personalized immunotherapy

Researchers discuss the concept of immunodiagnosis and explores the potential of artificial intelligence in ID systems for precise tumor immunotherapy.

18 Jul 2023

Study establishes new link between genomic instability and bacterial protein in the urogenital tract

A team of researchers from the University of Maryland School of Maryland's (UMSOM) Institute of Human Virology (IHV), a Center of Excellence of the Global Virus Network (GVN), published new findings that emphasize the crucial role of the urinary and genital tract microbiota in adverse pregnancy outcomes and genomic instability that originate in the womb during fetal development.

17 Jul 2023

Unraveling the consequences: COVID-19's devastating effect on the TB care cascade

Researchers evaluated the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on the tuberculosis care cascade.

17 Jul 2023

Gender, socioeconomic factors, and race/ethnicity linked to comorbidities among smokers with HIV

High rates of smoking among people with HIV are associated with high rates of comorbid health problems – which are associated with characteristics including gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, according to a study in the July issue of The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.

14 Jul 2023

Conditional cash transfer programs linked to reduction in child mortality in Latin America

Over the past two decades, conditional cash transfer programmes have led to a 24% reduction in child mortality in Brazil, Mexico and Ecuador, equivalent to more than 700,000 child deaths averted, according to an impact evaluation study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by "la Caixa" Foundation.

14 Jul 2023

Novel approach: intranasal vaccination strategy targets Omicron COVID-19 variants

Researchers tested the efficacy of a two to three-dose intranasal (IN) regimen of the NDV-HXP-S vaccine.

14 Jul 2023

Scientists discover mechanism of cell death in people living with HIV

Professor Simona Stäger's team has made a breakthrough in the study of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

13 Jul 2023

HIV News and Research

Study: 82% of child deaths in low-income countries could be prevented

Study highlights advantages of syphilis self-testing: convenience, privacy, and rapid results

Older sexual and gender minority adults have higher rates of frailty, study shows

MIT expert calls for a total overhaul of the U.S. health insurance system

Donating a kidney can be safe for people living with HIV, study shows

Study reveals substantial gap in PrEP access in more than one-third of New England colleges and universities

Improving gut health may be key to slowing HIV progression to AIDS

HIV-positive people with low-level viral load pose ‘almost zero’ risk to sexual partners

Salk researchers uncover molecular mechanisms of HIV drug resistance

New sensor may be deployed to screen patients for hard-to-diagnose cancers

Sex-based differences in Lyme disease symptoms and outcomes

Study identifies potential immune biomarker for pulmonary tuberculosis: a step towards early detection

AI and infection control: preventing infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics

Immunodiagnosis: Unleashing the potential of personalized immunotherapy

Study establishes new link between genomic instability and bacterial protein in the urogenital tract

Unraveling the consequences: COVID-19's devastating effect on the TB care cascade

Gender, socioeconomic factors, and race/ethnicity linked to comorbidities among smokers with HIV

Conditional cash transfer programs linked to reduction in child mortality in Latin America

Novel approach: intranasal vaccination strategy targets Omicron COVID-19 variants

Scientists discover mechanism of cell death in people living with HIV

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