Engineered human fusion protein inhibits HIV-1 replication
In 2004, Jeremy Luban and colleagues from the University of Geneva, Switzerland, reported that New World owl monkeys make a fusion protein – AoT5Cyp – that potently blocks HIV-1 infection.
Researchers induce HIV-neutralizing antibodies that recognize HIV-1 envelope protein, lipids
For the first time, researchers have experimentally induced antibodies that neutralize HIV-1 and simultaneously recognize both HIV-1 envelope protein and lipids.
High HIV infection rate among Soweto Township gays
New research from UCSF examining HIV among men who have sex with men in the township of Soweto in South Africa has found that a third of gay-identified men are infected with HIV.
HIV subtype linked to increased likelihood for dementia
Patients infected with a particular subtype of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, are more likely to develop dementia than patients with other subtypes, a study led by Johns Hopkins researchers shows.
Updated guidelines highlight primary care needs of those living with HIV
With HIV patients living longer thanks to advances in treatment, the primary care needs of those living with HIV have never been more important.
UNC researchers decode structure of an entire HIV genome
The structure of an entire HIV genome has been decoded for the first time by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
LSTM leads project to develop HIV/AIDS strategy for Libya
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is leading a project to provide technical assistance to the Libyan government to finalise the development of a national HIV strategy and programme of support.
HIV integrase inhibitor effective for patients beginning antiretroviral treatment
A member of a new class of antiretroviral drugs is safe and effective for patients beginning treatment against HIV, according to researchers who have completed a two-year multisite phase III clinical trial comparing it with standard antiretroviral drugs.
HIV uses autophagy for its own means
Researchers suggest that autophagy – a stress response process – helps HIV to proliferate and that conversely, blocking autophagy lessens HIV production.
HIV infection and chronic drinking have a synergistic, damaging effect on the brain
More than half of clinic patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus report they also drink heavily.