A Medical Breakthrough: Cure for HIV/AIDS Now in Development

MEDICINE & HEALTH 12.06.2019 07:46 AM

American Gene Technologists or AGT aims to expand the options for people living with HIV since medications available nowadays focus in controlling the activity of the virus and to prevent it from spreading to other people.

Liberal Democrats Promise To Make Accessible Protective HIV Drugs

12.02.2019 10:04 AM

This article talks about Liberal Democrats making a promise to make protective HIV drugs accessible to the public.

Gene Editing Tool was Modified to Improve Therapies for HIV

11.15.2019 06:30 AM

Researches have found a way to create a cheap and fast gene-editing tool that can help improve the therapies for HIV and other blood-related diseases.

Efficient Gene Silencing is Now Possible: Thanks To Gold-DNA Nanosunflowers

11.07.2019 07:45 AM

A group of reserachers discovered a gene silencing process that help with effictive and efficient delivery of genes. This process, made effective by a gold DNA nanosunflower, can help cure HIV, infertility and even cancer.

A Woman From Brazil Gets HIV Infection After Sharing Unsterilized Manicure Equipment

10.29.2019 08:16 AM

A Brazilian woman was diagnosed with HIV after she contracted the virius after sharing an unsterilized manicure equipment. The equipment was used by her cousin who is HIV positive.

AIDS Pathogens: How Do They Multiply In The Body?

10.04.2019 06:23 AM

A new study using high-resolution imaging shows how the HI virus multiplies and spreads in living cells, a direct proof of how the AIDS pathogen replicates itself in a lipid environment.

Genetic Editing May Save HIV Patients

07.12.2019 11:09 AM

HIV patients are now offered a new way to get rid of the virus from their body and genetic editing might be the best thing that will save their lives.

Scientists Discover New Virus-Killing Protein to Destroy Viruses Related to HIV

07.09.2019 19:32 PM

The team found that ZAP no longer inhibit both CpG-enriched HIV and a mouse leukemia virus that has many CpGs

595 Pakistan Children Infected with HIV By Unqualified Practitioners Using Reused Syringes

06.20.2019 10:08 AM

The incident is believed to be the first HIV outbreak in the world where the majority of those who are affected are children.

Gold Could Be the Key to Making Gene Therapy for HIV, Blood Disorders More Practical

05.27.2019 13:49 PM

It is the first time scientists used a gold nanoparticle loaded with CRISPR to edit genes in a rare but powerful subset of blood stem cells, the source of all blood cells

Daily Survival is a Priority Over Viral Suppression for Many HIV+ Women

05.17.2019 13:54 PM

Research indicates that while a majority of the 1,989 HIV+ women they have been studying since 1994 have been able to control their virus, often on and off, challenges such as mental health, unstable housing, and lack of social support constitute ongoing barriers to effective and sustained viral suppression

Vampire Facial: Two People Contracted HIV at New Mexico Spa

05.03.2019 10:08 AM

The state health department is now offering HIV testing for the former clients of the now-closed spa

Chinese twins had their genes modified to improve cognitive functions and be HIV-resistant

02.23.2019 08:57 AM

Chinese twin girls had been subjected to a CRISPR experiment Chinese twin girls had their genes modified by the team of scientists from Southern University of Science and Technology last year through CRISPR.

HIV Epidemic About To End In the United States, Scientists Spot A Track For Cure

05.18.2017 08:20 AM

Scientists find a path to start the ending of HIV epidemic in the year 2025. This is to attain the benchmarks set by President Obama in 2010.

Modern AIDS Drugs Could Add Up 10 Years To Life Expectancy In Europe & US

05.17.2017 03:39 AM

Recent news revealed that modern AIDS drugs can add an extra 10 years to life expectancy to HIV-positive people in Europe and US.

Sperm Washing Allows Men HIV Carriers To Have Healthy & Virus-Free Children; Other Benefits Here

04.24.2017 12:21 PM

Sperm washing has more benefits aside from relieving HIV carrier's children from the virus. Sperm washing is a procedure that has been discovered to allow HIV carriers to have their children born without the virus.

HIV Set In A Major Breakthrough Lets Scientists Makes Cells Disease Resistant

04.13.2017 15:49 PM

A major breakthrough seems to be the solution for the long-term suffering of HIV patients. It's because scientists found a way to make cells resist the virus.

Scientists Genetically Engineered An HIV Genome To Develop Potential Vaccine

03.30.2017 07:25 AM

Researchers from the University of Nebraska develop a switch for HIV genomes to kick start the human immunity against the deadly virus.

Apple's Red iPhone 7 & 7 Plus Special Edition Is In Ode To Organization Fighting HIV And AIDS

03.22.2017 01:49 AM

Apple’s partnership with RED, the organization which contributes to the Global Fund to fight HIV and AIDS is the reason behind the new iPhone's color.

Well Tolerated, Safer HIV Drug Makes Less Treatment Limitations Possible

02.15.2017 13:10 PM

Treatment individualization has always been a treatment limitation in HIV patients. Researchers have found a new drug that could eliminate this problem the antiretroviral treatment.

World Health Organization Concerns Over HIV Rates

12.09.2015 02:58 AM

World Health Organization concerns over rapid HIV rates because in 2014 alone there are over 1.2 million deaths reported.