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麻豆传媒: Wistar Institute and Cameroon Researchers Reveals HIV Latency Reversing Properties in African Plant
Released: 19-Nov-2024 1:55 PM EST
Wistar Institute and Cameroon Researchers Reveals HIV Latency Reversing Properties in African Plant
Wistar Institute

A collaboration between The Wistar Institute and the University of Buea in Cameroon has uncovered the mechanisms for a medicinal plant with anti-HIV potential in Croton oligandrus Pierre & Hutch, a species of African tree that has been used in traditional healing in Cameroon to treat a variety of diseases and conditions including cancers and diabetes.

   
Released: 11-Nov-2024 12:35 PM EST
Ochsner Transplant Institute Among Site Collaborators in New England Journal of Medicine HIV-to-HIV Kidney Transplant Study
Ochsner Health

The article, Safety of Kidney Transplantation from Donors with HIV, details findings supporting HIV-to-HIV kidney transplants as safe and just as effective as those using organs from donors without HIV.

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Released: 7-Nov-2024 10:20 AM EST
A Gut Feeling About HIV and Heart Disease
Cedars-Sinai

Ivan Vujkovic-Cvijin, PhD, is a pioneer in the study of the gut microbiota and the surprising ways these microorganisms living in our digestive tracts affect our overall health. His discoveries have been featured in Nature, Science Translational Medicine, Cell Reports and other top scientific journals.

Released: 4-Nov-2024 12:30 PM EST
Survey Finds Continued Declines in HIV Clinician Workforce
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

The supply of healthcare professionals available to provide HIV care continues to decline, even as the need for HIV care and prevention is expected to increase, reports a survey study in the November/December issue of The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (JANAC). The official journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, JANAC is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

麻豆传媒: Advanced Modeling Contributes to Progress in Thwarting HIV in Sweden
Released: 30-Oct-2024 12:10 PM EDT
Advanced Modeling Contributes to Progress in Thwarting HIV in Sweden
Los Alamos National Laboratory

In a landmark achievement for the fight against HIV, Sweden has attained the critical 鈥95-95-95鈥 target on the path to tackling the disease. Advanced bioinformatics modeling developed by a team from Los Alamos National Laboratory was deployed to track and verify the country鈥檚 progress toward the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and World Health Organization target.

麻豆传媒: Study Finds HIV-To-HIV Kidney Transplants Are as Safe and Effective as Those Using Organs From Donors Without HIV
Released: 16-Oct-2024 5:15 PM EDT
Study Finds HIV-To-HIV Kidney Transplants Are as Safe and Effective as Those Using Organs From Donors Without HIV
Johns Hopkins Medicine

According to findings from a multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine and released today in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), transplanting kidneys from deceased donors who had the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to recipients with HIV is safe. Perhaps more importantly, the study authors also found that HIV-to-HIV kidney transplants are comparable in effectiveness to those using organs from donors without HIV.

8-Oct-2024 4:55 PM EDT
Mount Sinai Doctors to Present at ID Week 2024
Mount Sinai Health System

Experts in infection prevention and control available for interview about research findings and other breaking health topics including the flu, COVID, HIV, mpox, West Nile, and vaccinations

麻豆传媒: Urgent New Approaches Needed to End HIV/AIDS Crisis Among Latinos
9-Oct-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Urgent New Approaches Needed to End HIV/AIDS Crisis Among Latinos
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

In a new paper published on October 9 in the New England Journal of Medicine, experts are urging all sectors of the health care community to urgently evolve their approaches to meet the continuing HIV/AIDS crisis among Latinos. This call-to-action comes at a time when the decades-long effort to end the epidemic in the U.S. is showing overall progress.

麻豆传媒: Se Necesitan Urgentemente Nuevos Enfoques Para Erradicar La Crisis Del Vih/Sida en La Poblaci贸N Latina
9-Oct-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Se Necesitan Urgentemente Nuevos Enfoques Para Erradicar La Crisis Del Vih/Sida en La Poblaci贸N Latina
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

En un nuevo art铆culo de investigaci贸n publicado {hoy/esta semana} en la revista m茅dica New England Journal of Medicine, los expertos en el tema recomiendan encarecidamente que todos los sectores de la comunidad de atenci贸n de la salud actualicen sus enfoques para poder enfrentar la crisis permanente del VIH/SIDA en la poblaci贸n latina. Este llamado a la acci贸n surge en un momento en el que se refleja un progreso general en el esfuerzo realizado por varias d茅cadas para erradicar la epidemia en los Estados Unidos.

Released: 8-Oct-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Tip Sheet: 4 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers Form AI Alliance, New Database of Hispanic/Latinx Scientists 鈥 and Fred Hutch Volunteer Stories
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutch Cancer Center research findings, patient stories and other news.

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Released: 7-Oct-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Study Finds Telehealth Effective for HIV Patients
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Essex County data show that HIV patients maintained their health with remote care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Released: 7-Oct-2024 1:05 PM EDT
How Women Can Reduce HIV Risk
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Experts at the Fran莽ois-Xavier Bagnoud Center at the Rutgers School of Nursing discuss how PrEP medication can help lower HIV infections

麻豆传媒: 鈥淲e Can Reverse Latino HIV Crisis,鈥 Guilamo-Ramos
Released: 24-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
鈥淲e Can Reverse Latino HIV Crisis,鈥 Guilamo-Ramos
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Prof. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD RN Executive Director of the Institute for Policy Solutions (IPS) at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, joined a diverse group of leaders at the White House today to shine the spotlight on the largely invisible HIV crisis in the Latino community.

Released: 23-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Searching for a Vaccine Against an Ancient Scourge
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

With data from extensive genomic surveys of the syphilis bacterium 鈥 correlated with clinical information from patients 鈥 an international team of researchers and doctors are on the hunt for proteins on the surface of the microbe that don鈥檛 vary and could be good targets for a much-needed vaccine

麻豆传媒: Scientists at The Wistar Institute Clone Several New Anti-Interferon Antibodies - Developing Future Therapeutic Candidates with Broad Application Potential
Released: 17-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Scientists at The Wistar Institute Clone Several New Anti-Interferon Antibodies - Developing Future Therapeutic Candidates with Broad Application Potential
Wistar Institute

Wistar Institute scientists have successfully isolated and cloned fully human antibodies that can block specific Type-I interferon molecules in vitro; their discovery has an array of potential clinical & research applications, enabling scientists with a new way to investigate the role of specific Type-I interferons in a variety of diseases.

   
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Released: 13-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Bringing Research to the Forefront
University of Miami

Dr. Maria Alcaide started her career at the University as an infectious disease physician and has since built a strong research portfolio. She was tapped to be the interim vice provost for research and scholarship.

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Released: 12-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
An Antidiabetic Helps the Immune System Recognize Reservoirs of HIV
Universite de Montreal

Researchers at Universit茅 de Montr茅al鈥檚 teaching hospital say the discovery could help lessen and even eliminate viral loads in people undergoing antiretroviral therapy.

Released: 12-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Triple Antibody Therapy Shows Promise for Long-Lasting HIV Control
Beth Israel Lahey Health

In a study of 12 participants, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have demonstrated that a cocktail of three broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAb) successfully suppressed virus in people living with HIV. A subset of participants also demonstrated long-term control of the virus months after antibody levels declined to low or undetectable.



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