Researchers Investigate Potential Treatment for Eliminating HIV
4 days ago · HIV-infected macrophages can also persist in the brain during antiretroviral treatment, making them a source of long-lasting HIV infection. Because macrophages help spread and maintain HIV infection, targeting these cells could be a way to successfully eliminate HIV from the brain. BLZ945 is a small molecule capable of entering into the brain.
HIV and AIDS News - ScienceDaily
2 days ago · HIV and AIDS information and facts. Read latest medical articles and view educational videos on AIDS and HIV symptoms and treatments. Stay informed about new developments on the AIDS/HIV...
Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year: Opening the door to a
Dec 12, 2024 · Despite decades of progress, HIV still infects more than 1 million people a year, and a vaccine remains stubbornly out of reach. But this year the world got a glimpse of what might be the next best thing: an injectable drug that protects people for 6 months with each shot. ... It upended the PrEP world in June with news that in a blinded study ...
Researchers a step closer to a cure for HIV | ScienceDaily
Mar 26, 2024 · A new study shows virus-like particle can effectively 'shock and kill' latent HIV reservoir in those living with chronic HIV.
HIV/AIDS News | NIH - Clinicalinfo
6 days ago · The Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents (the Panel) updated the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents With HIV. For a comprehensive list of recent updates, please see What's New in the Guidelines.
Twice-yearly shot proves successful at preventing HIV infection ... - CNN
Jul 24, 2024 · Two shots a year of a drug currently used to treat HIV infections were dramatically effective at preventing infections in a study among young women and adolescent girls in Africa.
New HIV drug can only offer hope of ending AIDS if all have …
GENEVA, 10 July 2024— UNAIDS has welcomed the release of Gilead Sciences’ trial results on the injectable long-acting HIV medicine Lenacapavir for HIV prevention. The result “provides hope of accelerating efforts to end AIDS”, UNAIDS says, “but only if Gilead ensures that all people who need it can have access to this game-changing ...
Engineered Virus Steals Proteins From H.I.V., Pointing to New …
Aug 8, 2024 · For decades, scientists have developed drugs for H.I.V. that attack the virus itself. Some drugs, for example, prevent a protein called a protease from activating H.I.V.
Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells - BBC
Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology. Working like scissors, but at the molecular level, it cuts DNA...
Long-Acting Drugs May Revolutionize H.I.V. Prevention and …
Apr 17, 2024 · A pill taken once a week. A shot administered at home once a month. Even a jab given at a clinic every six months. In the next five to 10 years, these options may be available to prevent or treat ...