Posts Tagged ‘HIV’
Missed Rx: Does doctor listen or lecture?
BROWN (US) — Doctors rely on orders, rather than problem-solving, when talking with HIV-positive patients about taking their medication. Continue…
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 16:20 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2012 12:03 - 0 Comments
Portable device to detect disease in 30 minutes
CORNELL (US) — Researchers are developing a small detector designed to quickly identify pathogens such as tuberculosis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and HIV. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 25, 2012 11:28 - 0 Comments
Blood parasite’s genetic code cracked
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Scientists have sequenced the genome of a parasite responsible for one of the most socioeconomically devastating diseases in the world. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 20, 2012 12:41 - 0 Comments
High-risk adults don’t get Hepatitis B vaccine
BROWN (US) — More than half of adults at the highest risk for hepatitis B remain unvaccinated—one reason that tens of thousands of people still contract the virus every year. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 9, 2012 11:24 - 3 Comments
How-to guide for risky HIV/epilepsy drugs
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — New guidelines will help doctors avoid fatal interactions among HIV/AIDS and epilepsy drugs, and prevent anti-HIV drugs from losing effectiveness. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 6, 2012 12:29 - 0 Comments
3D model reveals enzyme’s attack
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) —Scientists have determined the structure of the enzyme endomannosidase, which clarifies how viruses like HIV and Hepatitis C hijack human enzymes. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 5, 2011 10:36 - 0 Comments
HIV unknowns nudge Malawians to want kids
PENN STATE (US) — People in Malawi who are uncertain about their HIV status are more eager to start families than those who are certain one way or the other, a new study shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 1, 2011 7:26 - 0 Comments
Potent antibodies protect mice from HIV
CALTECH (US) — Researchers for the past year have been studying a group of potent HIV-neutralizing antibodies. Now biologists have discovered a way to deliver the antibodies to mice. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2011 12:04 - 1 Comment
New anti-HIV agents more potent, less toxic
YALE (US) — Researchers have discovered chemical compounds that could lead to HIV treatments that are 10 to 2,000 times more potent than drugs now on the market. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 28, 2011 13:17 - 4 Comments
Compound dissolves HIV on contact
TEXAS A&M (US) — Researchers are closer to developing a topical compound that stops HIV by dissolving the virus on contact. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 1, 2011 9:33 - 1 Comment
Build a better antibody to neutralize HIV
CALTECH (US) — Biologists have built a better antibody in an effort to neutralize the many subtypes of HIV. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2011 10:17 - 4 Comments
How to stop herpes from ‘going viral’
CORNELL (US) — Herpesviruses are thrifty reproducers, only sending off their most infectious progeny to invade new cells and continue spreading. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 7, 2011 8:59 - 0 Comments
At-risk groups distrust HIV vaccine trials
U. TORONTO (CAN) — Medical researchers may not be doing enough to combat misinformation about the safety of HIV vaccine trials, particularly among at-risk communities. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 19, 2011 12:05 - 6 Comments
To cure HIV, attack the reservoir
CALTECH (US) — Chronic infectious diseases like HIV survive by forming reservoirs. These small populations of a bacterium or virus persist despite attacks from the immune system or drug treatment. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 1, 2011 14:48 - 0 Comments
Protein pair fights HIV 18x better
CALTECH (US) — Pairing two copies of a protein produced by a type of blue-green algae significantly improves its ability to fight HIV. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 26, 2011 12:18 - 1 Comment
Fighting HIV early extends 1,000s of lives
BROWN (US) — Earlier treatment of South Africans with HIV would reduce new infections, extend the lives of thousands of people, and start saving the government money in as little as 16 years. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 24, 2011 9:42 - 3 Comments
New HIV drug’s secret is flexibility
RUTGERS (US) — A new HIV drug’s effectiveness comes from its ability to adapt to the constantly mutating virus, changes that can prevent existing AIDS drugs from working. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 2, 2011 12:58 - 1 Comment
Safe sex less likely with committed gays
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Gay young men in serious relationships are six times more likely to have unprotected sex than those who hook up with casual partners. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 12, 2011 13:09 - 1 Comment
Therapy lowers risk of spreading HIV
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Treating HIV-infected individuals with antiretroviral therapy while their immune systems are still strong significantly reduces the risk of their sexual partners contracting the virus.
