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HIV was in Monkeys for Millenia

HIV was in Monkeys for Millenia

Sci/Tech

19 Sep 2010
As research has recently shown, the precurser top HIV has been around a lot longer than originally thought. The SIV virus has been around for ...

HIV Over a Million Years Old

HIV Over a Million Years Old

Sci/Tech

17 Sep 2010
New research leads scientists to believe that a form of HIV/AIDS may have been around for a million years or at least thirty-two-thousand. These results ...

Obama Makes Bold Move to Cut the HIV Virus

Obama Makes Bold Move to Cut the HIV Virus

Sci/Tech

13 Jul 2010
President Barack Obama made a bold move on Tuesday, with new plans revealed to reduce the number of infections caused by the HIV virus by ...

 
Certain Anti-Bodies Neutralize AIDS, May Boost Vaccine Research

Certain Anti-Bodies Neutralize AIDS, May Boost Vaccine Research

Sci/Tech

09 Jul 2010
There is new hope for an AIDS vaccine. According to Science News, three previously unknown human antibodies have been discovered. These antibodies may be made of ...

HIV Vaccine on the Horizon?

HIV Vaccine on the Horizon?

Sci/Tech

08 Jul 2010
US researchers have stumbled upon a major breakthrough in the fight against HIV. Two antibodies have been discovered that neutralize 90 percent of all HIV ...

Scientists Hope to Use Gene Therapy to Treat HIV

Scientists Hope to Use Gene Therapy to Treat HIV

Sci/Tech

05 Jul 2010
Scientists have learned there may be a way to prevent the spread of HIV by using genetic therapy. The process has been tested on mice ...

 
Cells Resistant to HIV Infection Show Promise to Future Gene Therapy Treatment

Cells Resistant to HIV Infection Show Promise to Future Gene Therapy Treatment

Sci/Tech

03 Jul 2010
Researchers injected humanized mice with stem cells resistant to infection by HIV-virus. These stem cells have been genetically altered to remove the necessary ...

Scientists Discover Gene Therapy Option to Suppress HIV

Scientists Discover Gene Therapy Option to Suppress HIV

Sci/Tech

02 Jul 2010
Scientists have discovered a gene therapy technique that may prove useful in the fight against HIV. This latest study was based on  information discovered ten ...

Abbot Laboratories HIV Screening Test Gets FDA Approval

Abbot Laboratories HIV Screening Test Gets FDA Approval

Sci/Tech

22 Jun 2010
A rapid HIV detection test has recently been approved by the FDA. This new test will reveal the presence of the virus approximately a week ...

 
Theratechnologies’ Tesamorelin HIV Drug On the Road to FDA Approval

Theratechnologies’ Tesamorelin HIV Drug On the Road to FDA Approval

Sci/Tech

28 May 2010
The FDA advisory panel has unanimously agreed that a drug designed to reduce belly fat in HIV patients is safe to distribute. The FDA will ...

Antiretroviral Drugs May Help Reduce the Spread Of HIV

Antiretroviral Drugs May Help Reduce the Spread Of HIV

Sci/Tech

27 May 2010
New research provides hope for couples in which one partner has HIV. Taking an antiretroviral drug can help reduce the risk of spreading the virus ...

Pregnancy Leads to Higher HIV Transmission Risk

Pregnancy Leads to Higher HIV Transmission Risk

Sci/Tech

24 May 2010
New research reveals men are at a much higher risk of contracting HIV from their female partner if she is pregnant. The risk of infection ...

 
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