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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

New drug combination could reduce malaria infection risk in pregnant women living with HIV

Researchers have tested a new combination of medications that could thwart resistance to common malaria drugs, significantly reducing the infection risk in pregnant women living with HIV.

24 Jan 2024

Study provides valuable insights into the evolutionary dynamics of hepatitis E virus

A combination therapy with multiple drugs is more effective than just one active compound. To begin with, at least.

23 Jan 2024

Nutrition's pivotal role in combating tuberculosis: addressing N-AIDS for better outcomes

Review highlights the critical role of nutritionally acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (N-AIDS) in tuberculosis (TB) management, emphasizing the need for integrated nutritional screening and care in TB programs.

18 Jan 2024

Global mortality trends reveal convergence clubs and diverging patterns

Study analyzes global mortality trends from 1990 to 2030, identifying five convergence clubs of countries with similar mortality characteristics, revealing patterns of convergence and divergence in mortality and longevity.

18 Jan 2024

Anti-HIV drugs can be used to prevent inflammatory complications of bacterial sepsis

Bacterial infections can lead to the formation of abscesses - pockets of dead cells and debris surrounded by inflammatory immune cells. Bacteria multiply within abscesses, causing more inflammation and further damage to surrounding tissues.

17 Jan 2024

Monkey study points to HIV vulnerability for vaccine attack

Three different HIV antibodies each independently protected monkeys from acquiring simian-HIV (SHIV) in a placebo-controlled proof-of-concept study intended to inform development of a preventive HIV vaccine for people.

17 Jan 2024

Amsterdam UMC project aims for first effective HIV vaccine with Gates funding

Worldwide, an estimated, 40 million people live with HIV. Two-thirds of this group on the African continent.

16 Jan 2024

Study finds that HIV populations in people with higher viral loads also have higher rates of viral recombination

Researchers investigated whether denser intrahost HIV populations had a higher incidence of coinfection and recombination.

15 Jan 2024

Paxlovid treatment in 20% of COVID-19 patients could avert 850,000 hospitalizations, save up to $170 billion

A study in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal shows treating 20% of COVID-19 patients with Paxlovid could save up to 0.85 million lives and reduce the economic burden by US $170.17 billion in the US.

14 Jan 2024

HIV News and Research

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

New drug combination could reduce malaria infection risk in pregnant women living with HIV

Study provides valuable insights into the evolutionary dynamics of hepatitis E virus

Nutrition's pivotal role in combating tuberculosis: addressing N-AIDS for better outcomes

Global mortality trends reveal convergence clubs and diverging patterns

Anti-HIV drugs can be used to prevent inflammatory complications of bacterial sepsis

Monkey study points to HIV vulnerability for vaccine attack

Amsterdam UMC project aims for first effective HIV vaccine with Gates funding

Study finds that HIV populations in people with higher viral loads also have higher rates of viral recombination

Paxlovid treatment in 20% of COVID-19 patients could avert 850,000 hospitalizations, save up to $170 billion

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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