Articles Tagged with HIV

HIV Immunity From Turning Off One Gene

HIV immunity came from turning off one gene

HIV immunity might be a step closer. A team of researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine has stopped the deadly virus that causes AIDS in humanized mouse models by removing a single gene, according to research published Thursday in open access journal PLOS Pathogens. A humanized mouse is a genetically modified… Read more »

HIV May Inhibit Fear Recognition In Infected Individuals, Study Finds

HIV cognitive damage

People with HIV may have inhibited fear recognition ability, a new study has found, and are less likely to become fearful in situations where uninfected individuals may find themselves frightened or afraid. The study on HIV and fear was published in the open-access journal BMC Psychology and seems to expand upon previous discoveries regarding the… Read more »

Potential AIDS Cure Discovered By Australian Scientists

Cure for Cancer and HIV may be on the way

A potential AIDS cure may be on the horizon after a discovery by scientists in Australia, and researchers at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research may have found a way to turn crippling HIV cells self-destructing using gene therapy. The potential AIDS cure was initially pegged during research back in 2007 by Dr. David Harrich… Read more »

Malaria Returns To Greece In The Middle Of Crisis

Malaria Returns To Greece After Decades

Malaria has returned to Greece after a 40 year hiatus, with more than 70 cases contracted outside of the country and a minimum of 12 people infected inside the country The numbers of malaria cases are enough to concern health workers because it may now be considered an endemic to Greece and not just travelers… Read more »

Disease That Mimics AIDS Symptoms Identified By Researchers

Adult Immune Deficiency In Asia

A disease that leaves people with AIDS-like symptoms but not actually with the disease has been identified by researchers in the United States and Asia where scores of people have become infected. While not a contagious STD like HIV, the disease weakens a patients immune system, leaving them unable to fend off germs in the… Read more »

HIV Pill ‘Truvada’ Might Soon Be Released

HIV Pill Truvada

The Food and Drug Administration indicated on Tuesday that Truvada appears to be both safe as well as effective when it comes to the prevention of HIV. They concluded that daily ingestion of the HIV pill has the potential to prevent patients from being infected with the “serious and life-threatening illness that requires lifelong treatment,”… Read more »