AIDS

Also called: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus
AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is the most advanced stages of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is a virus that kills or damages cells of the body’s immune system.
HIV most often spreads through unprotected sex with an infected person. AIDS may also [...]

Gene-Based Stem Cell Therapy Specifically Removes Cell Receptor That Attracts HIV

UCLA AIDS Institute researchers successfully removed CCR5 – a cell receptor to which HIV-1 binds for infection but which the human body does not need – from human cells. Individuals who naturally lack the CCR5 receptor have been found to be essentially resistant to HIV.
Using a humanized mouse model, the researchers transplanted a small RNA molecule known [...]

Extending Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Could Dramatically Reduce Illness Among HIV-Positive Individuals In Many Areas Of The World

A simple change in the drug regimen used to prevent active tuberculosis disease among HIV-positive people who test positive for latent TB infection can drastically reduce TB-related illness, suggests a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
To prevent latent TB infection from progressing to active TB disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends six [...]

New Study Of Abstinence-Only Program Has Limitations, Experts Say

A recent study that found for the first time that an abstinence-only sex education program was effective at delaying sexual activity among teens is “already beginning to shake up” the debate over the best strategies to prevent teen pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted infections, the New York Times reports. Advocates and experts are urging policymakers [...]