Biotherapeutic metabolite repairs gut damage caused by HIV infection
Researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine have identified a naturally occurring metabolite that repairs gut damage caused by…
Life-changing HIV medication made free in SA in step welcomed by advocates
When Kath Leane was diagnosed with HIV in 1987, she was given just 12 months to live. “My…
Defective HIV copies explain persistent viral traces during treatment
Antiretroviral drugs for HIV infection have enabled most people living with the virus to live long and healthy…
Flu drugs may reduce cognitive decline in people with HIV
A class of flu drugs may reduce cognitive decline and premature aging in people living with chronic viral…
Tulane study explains why gut damage persists despite HIV treatment
For many people living with HIV, today’s treatments can suppress the virus and dramatically improve health. But even…
Availability of HIV treatments contributed to a resurgence in syphilis
A study in Health Economics uncovered an unintended consequence of a major medical breakthrough: while the availability of…
New HIV-seq tool advances understanding of persistent viral reservoirs
For people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), life-saving antiretroviral therapy keeps their HIV-infected immune cells from making…
HIV can develop resistance to lenacapavir, but at a cost to the virus
Since its first approval in 2022, Gilead Sciences’ lenacapavir—a twice-yearly injectable—has come to be a potential game…
Expanded HIV treatment dramatically reduced orphanhood rates in Uganda
The scale-up of HIV treatment and prevention programs has led to remarkable declines in orphanhood rates in Rakai,…
Tryptophan deficiency in breast milk may explain health challenges in children born to mothers with HIV
A new UCLA study reveals that breast milk from women living with HIV contains significantly lower levels of…
HIV protein Tat found to increase vulnerability to tuberculosis
According to the World Health Organization, tuberculosis accounts for one in three deaths among people living with HIV.…