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CARB-X awards $1.8 million to Visby Medical to develop a portable rapid PCR test for gonorrhea

Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X) will award up to US$1.8 million to biotechnology company, Visby Medical, to develop a portable rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) diagnostic to detect the presence of the pathogen that causes gonorrhea, Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), and its susceptibility to ciprofloxacin, a former frontline oral antibiotic that can no longer treat resistant NG.

9 Feb 2024

Vaccines safe for pregnant women with HIV but show reduced immune response

A meta-analysis in eClinicalMedicine finds vaccines are safe for pregnant women living with HIV, showing reduced immunogenicity compared to those without HIV but no increase in adverse events, highlighting the need for their inclusion in vaccine trials.

9 Feb 2024

COVID-19 may increase risk of pregnancy complications through placental DNA changes

DNA changes consistent with life-threatening pregnancy complications have been found in the placentas of pregnant women infected by COVID-19, according to University of Queensland researchers.

8 Feb 2024

LJI scientists uncover clues to how human T cells combat Mycobacterium tuberculosis

La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) is working to guide the development of new tuberculosis vaccines and drug therapies.

6 Feb 2024

Sexually transmitted infections pose new threat to aging adults

The incidence of HIV and other STIs among people aged 60 to 89 years is increasing in some regions of the world.

6 Feb 2024

Paxlovid enhances treatment options for COVID-19 patients

The design, synthesis, and mechanism of action of Paxlovid.

6 Feb 2024

HIV patients have been less vaccinated with the full initial regimen against COVID-19

In December, the journal Vaccines published an analysis of COVID-19 vaccination coverage among people with HIV in Catalonia between December 2020 and July 2022.

5 Feb 2024

Unveiling HIV's "latch": New study reveals key to blocking infection

As the HIV virus glides up outside a human cell to dock and possibly inject its deadly cargo of genetic code, there's a spectacularly brief moment in which a tiny piece of its surface snaps open to begin the process of infection.

2 Feb 2024

CRISPR revolutionized: New method edits genes directly in the body

Most approved gene therapies today, including those involving CRISPR-Cas9, work their magic on cells removed from the body, after which the edited cells are returned to the patient.

1 Feb 2024

Surge in syphilis cases leads some providers to ration penicillin

When Stephen Miller left his primary care practice to work in public health a little under two years ago, he said, he was shocked by how many cases of syphilis the clinic was treating.

1 Feb 2024

Syphilis: A silent epidemic reawakens

Study reports a significant increase in syphilis cases in India, highlighting the need for effective prevention and treatment despite the availability of effective therapies.

31 Jan 2024

Immunocompromised patients show prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection and unique mutations

study identifies risk factors for prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection in immunocompromised patients, revealing that B-cell dysfunction, solid organ transplantation, and AIDS lead to longer infections and unique spike mutations.

31 Jan 2024

New DNA-based vaccine can induce strong antibody response against SARS-CoV-2

Using a virus-like delivery particle made from DNA, researchers from MIT and the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard have created a vaccine that can induce a strong antibody response against SARS-CoV-2.

30 Jan 2024

Overcoming stigma to start early conversations about cognitive decline

Approximately four of five primary care clinicians consider themselves on the front lines of brain health.

30 Jan 2024

HIV virus found to possess hidden transport ability

Around one million individuals worldwide become infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, each year.

27 Jan 2024

Study sheds light on how serious people find COVID-19 compared to other health problems

A large seven-country study has shed light on how serious people find the COVID-19 pandemic compared to other major public health problems.

27 Jan 2024

Study reveals how HIV squirms its way into the nucleus during cell invasion

Because viruses have to hijack someone else's cell to replicate, they've gotten very good at it-;inventing all sorts of tricks.

25 Jan 2024

Do yellow fever vaccines truly provide effective lifelong protection against the disease after a single dose?

The long-term protection offered by one dose of vaccine against yellow fever.

25 Jan 2024

Study addresses knowledge gap of clinical features and outcomes of Black patients with melanoma

Researchers identified patient- and tumor-level melanoma features in black individuals.

25 Jan 2024

New study reveals key tissues involved in HIV rebound after treatment

In findings that have implications for potential new HIV therapies, researchers from Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed) used genetic sequencing techniques on the nonhuman primate version of the virus to identify that lymph nodes in the abdomen are the leading source of rebound infection after the first week of stopping antiretroviral treatment.

24 Jan 2024

HIV News and Research

CARB-X awards $1.8 million to Visby Medical to develop a portable rapid PCR test for gonorrhea

Vaccines safe for pregnant women with HIV but show reduced immune response

COVID-19 may increase risk of pregnancy complications through placental DNA changes

LJI scientists uncover clues to how human T cells combat Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Sexually transmitted infections pose new threat to aging adults

Paxlovid enhances treatment options for COVID-19 patients

HIV patients have been less vaccinated with the full initial regimen against COVID-19

Unveiling HIV's "latch": New study reveals key to blocking infection

CRISPR revolutionized: New method edits genes directly in the body

Surge in syphilis cases leads some providers to ration penicillin

Syphilis: A silent epidemic reawakens

Immunocompromised patients show prolonged SARS-CoV-2 infection and unique mutations

New DNA-based vaccine can induce strong antibody response against SARS-CoV-2

Overcoming stigma to start early conversations about cognitive decline

HIV virus found to possess hidden transport ability

Study sheds light on how serious people find COVID-19 compared to other health problems

Study reveals how HIV squirms its way into the nucleus during cell invasion

Do yellow fever vaccines truly provide effective lifelong protection against the disease after a single dose?

Study addresses knowledge gap of clinical features and outcomes of Black patients with melanoma

New study reveals key tissues involved in HIV rebound after treatment

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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