CD4/CD8 Ratio a Predictor of Heart Disease in HIV-Infected Patients
New Rochelle, NY —The ratio of CD4 to CD8 T cells in the blood—a marker of immune system health and associated with mortality risk in
View ArticleStudy finds better definition of homelessness may help minimize HIV risk
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Being homeless puts people at greater risk of HIV infection than those with stable housing, but targeting services to reduce risk behaviors is often complicated by fuzzy definitions of...
View Article‘Putting prevention in their pockets’
UB-developed smartphone app may help improve antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV
View ArticleGut bacteria affect immune recovery in HIV patients, study finds
An international study coordinated by Spanish research institutes has found that gut bacteria also play their role in the immune recovery of HIV patients.
View ArticleAMP Study Explores Potency of Antibodies to Combat HIV Infection
Rutgers' New Jersey Medical School's Clinical Research Center (NJMS-CRC) is participating as a clinical trial site in a novel study that could signal a new way of protecting people from developing HIV...
View ArticleStudy suggests additional benefits to HIV-prevention therapy
The anti-HIV drug Truvada has been shown to be very effective at preventing new infections when taken by people at high risk who strictly adhere to the drug therapy regime.
View ArticleBroadly neutralizing HIV antibodies pave the way for vaccine
A small number of people infected with HIV produce antibodies with an amazing effect: Not only are the antibodies directed against the own virus strain, but also against different sub-types of HIV that...
View ArticleStudy Finds Patients Diagnosed Late With HIV Infection Are More Likely to...
Analysis by UC Riverside and Riverside University Health System researchers was conducted using data for Riverside County, Calif.
View ArticleChildren who keep HIV in check
Some HIV-infected – and untreated – children do not develop AIDS. A new study shows that they control the virus in a different way from the few infected adults who remain disease-free, and sheds light...
View ArticleHIV cure hope thanks to collaboration
Researchers are hopeful of a cure for HIV after treating the first patient with a promising new treatment that could kill all traces of the virus.
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