First ever pill to beat HIV under FDA consideration
May 10th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 10 (IANS) Truvada, the first ever pill to beat HIV -- a breakthrough in the 30-year-old war against AIDS epidemic -- is under active consideration of the US ... Read more...
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Protein knocks out HIV by starving it of raw materials
February 13th, 2012 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) A protein knocks out the most virulent form of HIV by starving it of the raw materials it needs to reproduce, in order to protect out ... Read more...
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Some HIV drugs cause premature ageing
June 27th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 27 (IANS) A class of drugs commonly prescribed for HIV in low-income countries can cause premature ageing, a study says.
The study shows these drugs damage DNA in ... Read more...
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HIV drugs can also kill malaria parasites: Study
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that drugs used to treat HIV may also one day become lifesaving drugs targeted at parasitic diseases such as leishmaniasis and malaria.Colin Berry, a researcher ... Read more...
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Study offers potential new targets for novel anti-HIV drugs
March 26th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 26 (ANI): A new study has found that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS, makes use of the base excision repair pathway when inserting its DNA into ... Read more...
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How HIV reactivates after entering a dormant state
February 27th, 2011 - 11:15 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 27 (ANI): A new study, conducted by US researchers, enhances the current knowledge of how human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1), which causes AIDS, controls the cell cycle of cells that ... Read more...
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Molecule engineered to attack HIV shows positive results
January 20th, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 20 (ANI): A new study has found that an RNA molecule engineered to attack HIV in two different ways is showing positive results.The molecule, which both curbs viral replication inside ... Read more...
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How HIV infection kills T cells
November 25th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 25 (ANI): Scientists have solved a long-standing mystery about HIV infection- how the virus promotes the death of CD4 T cells.It is the loss of this critical subset of ... Read more...
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HIV drugs ‘lead to insulin resistance’
November 23rd, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): A new study has revealed that HIV drugs can lead to insulin resistance that further results in diabetes and cardiovascular disease.Washington University researchers have found that HIV protease ... Read more...
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South Africa’s ‘Whoonga’ craze: mixing HIV drugs with marijuana
November 22nd, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 22 (ANI): Patients suffering from AIDS in South Africa are unable to get right quantities of their lifesaving drugs so that they can be mixed with marijuana and smoked, say ... Read more...
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How ’silent HIV virus’ attacks immune system
September 21st, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 21 (ANI): Australian scientists have discovered how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) keeps a grip on the human immune system that renders any anti-HIV treatment incomplete.They explain that the ... Read more...
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No gender-based difference in HIV treatment response
September 21st, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 21 (ANI): A new study has found that men and women react to anti-HIV drugs in a similar way.The study demonstrated it is possible to recruit large numbers of women ... Read more...
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Brain can act as a haven for HIV virus: Study
August 24th, 2010 - 12:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 24 (ANI): The HIV virus can hide in the brain of the human body according to a new study.A thesis from University of Gothenburg, Sweden revealed that 10 percent patients ... Read more...
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Insight into structure of HIV protein may help design drugs
June 10th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 10 (ANI): Scientists have created a three-dimensional picture of an important protein that is involved in how HIV -- the virus responsible for AIDS -- is produced inside human cells. ... Read more...
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Chemical in banana may inhibit HIV infection
March 17th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 17 (IANS) A potent new inhibitor of HIV, derived from bananas, may open the door to new treatments to prevent sexual transmission of HIV, according to a recently published study.
Scientists ... Read more...
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Herpes drug ‘can delay’ HIV progression
February 15th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 15 (ANI): A common treatment for herpes can also slow progression of the AIDS virus among co-infected patients, say US researchers.Most people infected with HIV are also coincidentally infected with ... Read more...
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Breakthrough may lead to new HIV drugs
February 1st, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 1 (ANI): A research team from Imperial College London and Harvard University claims to have made a major breakthrough that would help in developing new treatments for HIV infection.They have ... Read more...
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Improved, ‘60,000 times more potent’ compound to effectively treat HIV
January 26th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 26 (ANI): An American researcher is developing a new compound that could help provide a much-improved alternative strategy for the prevention of HIV Infection.Stefan Sarafianos, assistant professor of microbiology and ... Read more...
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New compound 60,000 times more potent than current HIV drugs
January 26th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) A new compound developed by researchers is 60,000 times more potent than current drugs to combat HIV.
These researchers are developing alternative preventative strategies, such as vaginal gels ... Read more...
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Now virtual nurses for HIV patients!
December 10th, 2009 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 10 (IANS) HIV patients will now have virtual peers or nurses to help them through their treatment.
Canada's Montreal University has successfully created these virtual peers to help HIV patients in ... Read more...
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Decoding of enzyme opens way to less toxic HIV drugs
October 17th, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) Researchers have decoded the atomic structure of a key human enzyme, potentially opening the way towards less toxic HIV drugs.
"Many anti-HIV drugs are designed to stop the ... Read more...
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Promising candidates for new HIV drugs found
October 14th, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 14 (ANI): Studying an HIV protein that plays a key role in AIDS progression has helped University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers discover compounds that show promise as novel ... Read more...
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Scientists unveil new cellular targets for HIV drug development
May 28th, 2009 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 28 (ANI): A new study suggests that HIV drug development should be focused on immune cells called macrophages, whose job is to "eat" invading disease agents, instead of traditionally targeted ... Read more...
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Early retroviral use beneficial for AIDS patients with serious complications
May 16th, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 16 (ANI): Early retroviral use can significantly benefit AIDS patients with serious complications, suggest researchers.Most patients don't seek medical attention until they have a serious AIDS-related condition.The research team from ... Read more...
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Novel view of HIV entry could lead to newly designed drugs
May 1st, 2009 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 01 (ANI): It looks like scientists will have to rethink the design of drugs which are meant for blocking HIV from infecting human cells, for a new research has shown ... Read more...
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Enzyme able to block HIV replication in human body
October 13th, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) An enzyme present in every human cell is capable of stopping HIV at the first step of replication, when the retrovirus transcribes its RNA into viral DNA.The study's ... Read more...
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Our bodies have an in-built weapon against HIV
October 13th, 2008 - 11:19 am ICT by ANI
London, October 13 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Southern California claim have moved a step further towards utilising the bodys in-built weapon against HIV by identifying the atomic structure its ... Read more...
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New HIV drug effective for drug-resistant patients
October 2nd, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): Maraviroc, the first of a new class of HIV drugs called CCR5 receptor antagonists, can provide major benefits for certain patients who have become immune to existing ... Read more...
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Key HIV protein discovery holds promise for powerful AIDS drugs
September 27th, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 27 (ANI): Scientists at University of Michigan have discovered a key HIV accessory protein, called HIV-1 Nef, that thwarts the body''s normal immune response - a finding that may ... Read more...
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HIV treatment increases asthma risk in kids
July 2nd, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 2 (ANI): Children receiving treatment for HIV infections are at an increased risk of developing asthma say researchers.In the study led by Dr William T. Shearer, professor of paediatrics ... Read more...
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Gold nanoparticles may improve failed HIV drugs efficacy
May 24th, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 24 (ANI): Experiments with gold nanoparticles by researchers at North Carolina State University have shown that it may be possible to resurrect a failed HIV drug called TAK779, ruled ... Read more...
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Anti-HIV drugs may reduce vision loss
May 23rd, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 23 (ANI): A new study from Harvard Medical School, Boston, and Inserm U848, France has revealed that anti-HIV drugs may prove effective in reducing vision loss.The study conducted using ... Read more...
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Gold nanoparticles improve failed HIV drugs efficacy
May 22nd, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 22 (ANI): Researchers at North Carolina State University say that lab experiments with gold nanoparticles have shown that it may be possible to resurrect a failed HIV drug called ... Read more...
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Triple-drug therapy most effective at suppressing HIV
May 15th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 15 (ANI): One of the most commonly prescribed triple-drug combinations for initial HIV infection is also the most effective at suppressing it, according to the largest study of its ... Read more...
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New compound has the potential to inhibit HIV protease
May 15th, 2008 - 12:51 pm ICT by admin
Washington , May 15 (ANI): By using computer models, researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a new compound that can inhibit HIV protease, which is an established target for ... Read more...
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