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Pitt professor receives NIH grant to test behavioral therapy for chronic pain in HIV patients

Living with HIV often means living with chronic pain, but behavioral therapy could offer an effective alternative to opioids.

21 Aug 2018

Genital warts may promote HIV sexual transmission

A new study has shown that genital warts may promote HIV sexual transmission and, in turn, their treatment and prevention could help decrease the spread of the disease.

21 Aug 2018

Children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis have successful treatment outcomes, study shows

The results of a large, international systematic review published in the journal PLOS Medicine show that tuberculosis treatment is successful in children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. The study was used to inform the World Health Organization guidelines on treatment of MDR-TB in children.

21 Aug 2018

Scientists find two molecules that may combat cancer and chronic infections

To fight viral infections, your immune system calls on CD8 T cells to kill the infected cells. The CD8 T cells can also be used in immunotherapy approaches to kill cancer cells, including the CAR T cell therapy currently attracting broad public attention.

21 Aug 2018

New poll highlights parental worries about teen tattoos

Seventy-eight percent of parents in a national poll had a clear answer when asked how they would react if their own teen wanted a tattoo: absolutely not.

20 Aug 2018

Conditions of first sexual encounter can be indicators of future HIV risk and gender-based violence

Adolescent girls and young women in Mombasa, Kenya are more likely to experience higher risks of HIV and gender-based violence when they are involved with sex work venues or have sexual experiences at a young age, suggests a study co-led by St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Manitoba in Canada.

18 Aug 2018

New modeling studies highlight urgent need for effective drug policy reforms to prevent HIV

While global incidence rates of HIV have declined notably in recent years, the virus that causes AIDS remains a major and, in some ways largely unmitigated, public health threat in some countries and regions.

17 Aug 2018

Transgenic rice plant extracts could help stop the spread of HIV

Extracts from transgenic rice plants could help stop the spread of HIV, according to research results from an international effort that included an Iowa State University scientist.

17 Aug 2018

Researchers use super-resolution microscope to unravel secrets of deadly Nipah virus

The deadly Nipah virus and others like it assemble themselves in a much more haphazard manner than previously thought, new UBC research has found. The discovery could allow scientists to develop more effective vaccines and rule out many approaches to fighting these viruses.

16 Aug 2018

New HIV therapy suppresses viral replication and increases immune cells in drug-resistant patients

In a study, a new HIV drug reduced viral replication and increased immune cells in individuals with advanced, drug-resistant HIV infection. Used in combination with existing HIV medications, the drug is a promising strategy for patients who have run out of effective treatment options, the researchers said.

16 Aug 2018

Simple intervention during routine care reduces alcohol consumption in men with HIV

Among the more than 1 million people in the U.S. living with HIV, 19 percent meet the criteria for an alcohol use disorder.

14 Aug 2018

Study: IgG3 antibody stops B cells from fighting pathogens in HIV patients

For the first time, scientists have shown that in certain people living with HIV, a type of antibody called immunoglobulin G3 stops the immune system's B cells from doing their normal job of fighting pathogens.

14 Aug 2018

Scientists discover key vulnerability of mixed lineage leukemia

Childhood leukemia is a diagnosis that no family ever wants to endure. While the treatment of most types of leukemia has improved steadily over the years, a few specific types remain very difficult to treat.

13 Aug 2018

New intervention to reduce risk of HIV in young transgender women

Young transgender women who took part in an intervention to reduce HIV transmission and acquisition had a greater reduction in condomless sex acts than young transgender women who received standard preventive care with testing for HIV/sexually transmitted infections and counseling in a randomized clinical trial.

13 Aug 2018

Experts highlight key knowledge gaps that need to be addressed in Ebola vaccine research

Despite promising advances, important scientific questions remain unanswered in the effort to develop a safe and effective Ebola vaccine, according to members of an international Ebola research consortium.

13 Aug 2018

Adolescent health projects receive meager percentage of global funding, study finds

Even though adolescents make up 26 percent of the population in developing countries, their health claimed a meager 1.6 percent of global development assistance between 2003 and 2016, according to a newly published study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School.

13 Aug 2018

Adolescent health programs receive only a tiny share of international aid, finds research

Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute, in partnership with Harvard Medical School, has discovered that adolescent health programs across the developing world receive only a tiny share of international aid, even though young people make up 30 percent of the population of low-income countries.

10 Aug 2018

Supercomputer simulations reveal potential therapeutic target in HIV-1 replication

HIV-1 replicates in ninja-like ways. The virus slips through the membrane of vital white blood cells. Inside, HIV-1 copies its genes and scavenges parts to build a protective bubble for its copies.

10 Aug 2018

FIND and genedrive announce study agreement to evaluate HCV ID Kit

genedrive plc, a near patient molecular diagnostics company, and the Foundation for Innovation of New Diagnostics (FIND), announced today a study agreement for the performance evaluation of genedrive plc’s hepatitis C virus (HCV) Genedrive HCV ID Kit.

10 Aug 2018

New method evaluates effectiveness of interventions in mitigating spread of HIV

Using genetic sequencing to understand the evolutionary relationships among pathogens, an international team of researchers-;including several from the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research at New York University-;has developed a new method to determine how effective interventions are against the spread of infectious diseases like HIV.

9 Aug 2018

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Pitt professor receives NIH grant to test behavioral therapy for chronic pain in HIV patients

Genital warts may promote HIV sexual transmission

Children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis have successful treatment outcomes, study shows

Scientists find two molecules that may combat cancer and chronic infections

New poll highlights parental worries about teen tattoos

Conditions of first sexual encounter can be indicators of future HIV risk and gender-based violence

New modeling studies highlight urgent need for effective drug policy reforms to prevent HIV

Transgenic rice plant extracts could help stop the spread of HIV

Researchers use super-resolution microscope to unravel secrets of deadly Nipah virus

New HIV therapy suppresses viral replication and increases immune cells in drug-resistant patients

Simple intervention during routine care reduces alcohol consumption in men with HIV

Study: IgG3 antibody stops B cells from fighting pathogens in HIV patients

Scientists discover key vulnerability of mixed lineage leukemia

New intervention to reduce risk of HIV in young transgender women

Experts highlight key knowledge gaps that need to be addressed in Ebola vaccine research

Adolescent health projects receive meager percentage of global funding, study finds

Adolescent health programs receive only a tiny share of international aid, finds research

Supercomputer simulations reveal potential therapeutic target in HIV-1 replication

FIND and genedrive announce study agreement to evaluate HCV ID Kit

New method evaluates effectiveness of interventions in mitigating spread of HIV

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