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Bacterial Vesicles Reduce HIV Spread in Human Tissues

Vesicles which are nano-sized released by certain bacteria that inhabit the vagina were found to protect against HIV infection, suggested a study of human




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HIV Treatment Prescribed to Pregnant Women Doesn't Meet Guidelines

Around 20% of pregnant women starting anti-HIV treatment were prescribed the treatment that did not meet federal guidelines for use during pregnancy,




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Childhood HIV in Pakistan: New Findings

In Pakistan, HIV was mostly transmitted to children as a result of health care providers using contaminated needles and blood products, revealed results




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HIV Patients Lose Immunity to Smallpox In Spite of Vaccine and Treatment

HIV patients lose immunity to smallpox even though they were vaccinated against the disease and taking antiretroviral therapy, according to a study published




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Drug Treatment to Combat Ukraine's HIV Epidemic

In Ukraine, the use of methadone and buprenorphine for treating opioid use disorder reduces HIV transmission rates and prevents deaths, revealed study led by Yale University researchers.




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Timing Matters for Imitating HIV Therapy in Infants

In some kids with HIV, starting the antiretroviral therapy (ART) within hours of birth has been hypothesized to have positive effects raising the possibility




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New York Residents are Starting HIV Therapy Earlier

HIV patients living in the New York are being treated sooner after infection. The time to treatment initiation was decreased with enhanced HIV testing




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Extraordinary Scientific Step Towards HIV Cure

Scientists have used a compound called AZD5582 to activate latently infected CD4+ T cells at impressive levels in the blood and many different tissues with no or very little toxicity.




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STI/HIV Sexual Risk Linked To Brain

High rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) increase the risk of HIV in young adult women in the United States. Research has begun to reveal




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How HIV Develops Resistance to Vital Medicines Identified

Mechanism behind how HIV can develop resistance to commonly used medications has been revealed by new research published on-line in iScience/i. Today,




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Low Rates of HIV Testing Among At-risk Teenage Boys Feed the Growing Epidemic

Majority of teenage boys who are at most in danger for growing HIV aren't being examined for the disease, reveals a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal iPediatrics/i.




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New Mobile App Intervention can Reduce Depressive Symptoms in HIV Patients

New app-based mobile health (mHealth) intervention called Run4Love significantly decreased depressive symptoms among people who are living with HIV (PLWH),




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Vitamin E can Treat Fatty Liver in HIV Patients

Fatty liver disease commonly affects HIV patients, especially non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). A new study suggests that taking vitamin E can help




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Smokers with HIV Have Higher Incidents of Chronic Lung Disease

Smokers living with HIV in Ontario are diagnosed with chronic lung disease more often and earlier than HIV-negative people, reports a new study. The findings




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Human Genes Controlling HIV Infection Identified

E-MAP approach used to study genetic interactions underlying viral infection provides an unprecedented view of how HIV hijacks and rewires the cellular machinery in human cells during infection.




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Drinking Alcohol Can Weaken Bones of People Living with HIV

Any level of alcohol consumption is linked to lower levels of a protein involved in bone formation in people living with HIV, increasing the risk of osteoporosis.




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Simple Method may Prevent HIV in South Africa (and) Uganda

Mobile vans dispensing antiretroviral treatment (ART) and other treatment in parts of Africa significantly increased viral suppression, reports a new study.




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Fresh Insights into New High-cost HIV Prevention Drug

F/TDF the new drug for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was unlikely to confer any discernible health benefit over generic alternatives, it was also




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New Hepatitis C Cases Decreased by 70% in HIV Positive Men

Hepatitis C screening and improved access to new treatments reduced the emergence of novel hepatitis C cases among HIV positive men, say researchers at




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Women Living With HIV: Fresh Insights

Women living with HIV were found to prefer long-acting injectable anti-retroviral therapy over current daily medications, stated a study by researchers




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Breakthrough Discovery in HIV Research

HIV genetic code was read in two different ways by cells the virus has infected, stated findings published today in Science. The result is that infected




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Tips for Staying Burn-free in the Kitchen Revealed

Staying at home has increased more people getting burned in the kitchen, found health experts. Since California's stay-at-home order took effect,




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Immune Cells Linked to Parkinson's Disease Onset

New study adds to evidence that Parkinson's disease is partly an autoimmune disease. Signs of autoimmunity can develop in Parkinson's disease patients years before their official diagnosis.




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Alcohol-based Disinfectants Effective Against COVID-19: WHO

Alcohol-based hand disinfectants are effective against the novel coronavirus, according to the study published in the journal iEmerging Infectious Diseases/i.




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Protection Box Downs Risk of Infection Among Health Workers

New cost-effective Infection 'Protection Box' protects physicians and nurses during the COVID-19 patient intubations, reducing their risk of infection.




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Gender-based Violence Increases During the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID (and) #8208;19 pandemic reveals underlying inequalities in our socio (and) #8208;economic and health systems, such as gender (and) #8208;based violence, reports a new study.




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Method To Give Insight On People With Sleep Apnea

New polysomnography parameters are better than conventional ones to describe patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Inadequate sleep is widely recognised




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Reason for Leakiness in Degenerative Eye Diseases Identified

Age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy could be treated by targeting a vital step in the process that leads to leaky vessels and harmful




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Guidelines On Quarantine Facilities' Disinfection

Guidelines to carry out disinfection in the quarantine facilities where people who have contracted coronavirus are housed is have been issued. "Due




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Low-allergen Wheat Variations in Development Bring Good News for the Wheat-sensitive

New study has revealed significant insights about the proteins causing two of the most common types of wheat sensitivity - occupational asthma (baker's asthma) and non-celiac wheat sensitivity.




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Can Nicotine Patch Could Keep COVID-19 at Bay?

Initial observations showed that an ingredient in tobacco, probably nicotine, could put smokers at a lower risk of getting the disease. The researchers




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Protein Produced in Sepsis Helps Lower Blood Pressure

In mice, halting the activity of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) protein was found to reverse cardiovascular damage




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Growing Up in a High Altitude Area may Reduce Chronic Disease Risk

People living in high-altitude areas may have a lower risk for chronic diseases like hypertension, diabetes-associated anemia, and their bodies could




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Brain Insulin Sensitivity can Determine Body Weight and Fat Distribution

People with high insulin sensitivity in the brain benefit significantly more from a lifestyle intervention with a diet rich in fiber and exercise compared




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Coronavirus Detected In Wastewater

The new method can potentially identify levels of coronavirus infection at both a local and global scale. Within weeks of arriving on the world stage,




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Healthy Sleeping Habits During COVID-19 Pandemic Revealed

COVID-19 pandemic and self isolation are increasing stress and anxiety which in turn affect the quality and duration of sleep. "We are especially vulnerable




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Tracking Of Salmonella Food-Poisoning Outbreaks May Improve

Sensitive and specific assay to detect different serotypes of Salmonella has been developed, which would paving the way for rapid serotyping directly from specimens.




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Early Warning Of COVID-19 From Indian Sewers

Protocol to test sewage for traces of COVID-19 as an effective community surveillance method for India has been discovered. A group of experts and agencies




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Offspring may Inherit Legacy of Their Father's Toxoplasma Infection, Says Study

Males infected with the Toxoplasma parasite were found to impact their offspring's brain health and behavior, revealed Australian researchers. Studying




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How Physical Contact Alters the Brains of Couple?

Two-person-together MRI scans on couples were used to investigate how touching is perceived in the brain. The study was carried out by Aalto University and Turku PET Centre researchers.




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Fecal Transplantation can Improve Outcomes in Patients with Multi-drug Resistant Organisms

Fecal microbial transplantation (FMT) in patients with drug-resistant bacteria can reduce hospital stays and treat infections easier, reports a new study.




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Mind-controlled Arm Prostheses: How Does It Work?

Three Swedish patients have lived for several years with the new technology neuromusculoskeletal prostheses with sensations of touch, reported a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.




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Exercise in College Improves Career Outcomes

During the first year of college, a one-hour exercise helps increase feelings of social and significantly improve the lives and careers of black students




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Sniff Test Predicts Recovery of Brain Injured Patients

A simple, sniff test developed by scientists signals the consciousness after a brain injury. Published today in the journal Nature, the study involved




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Patients With Glomerular Disease: New Findings

Patients with glomerular disease and their caregivers were found to give the highest priority to the health outcomes of kidney function, mortality, and need for dialysis or transplant.




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Loss Of Smell Included Among New COVID-19 Symptoms In US

Muscle pain and new loss of taste or smell are among the six new COVID-19 symptoms. This list is compiled by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added to its official list.




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Donor Says It Only Takes 99 Minutes to Donate Plasma

Convalescent plasma therapy may be a preventive measure to fight the novel coronavirus. The therapy aims at using antibodies from the blood of a recovered




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Smart Tips for Gardening During a Crisis Revealed

During the COVID-19 crisis, gardening is a great activity to reduce anxiety or get active outside. As a result, gardening is growing in popularity in




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Mobile Phones be Acting as 'Trojan Horses' for Coronavirus

Mobile phones host cocktail of live germs, aiding spread of diseases and urging billions of users worldwide to decontaminate their devices daily, warned new study.




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NE States Try to Fight African Swine Fever

Coronavirus infections in northeast India are comparatively under control so far, the eight northeastern states are now affected by African Swine Flu (ASF).