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Transforming HIV diagnosis: A low-cost, point-of-care detection solution

by Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences Detection specificity of the platform. Credit: Microsystems & Nanoengineering (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41378-024-00822-1 A team of researchers from the University of Florida has developed an innovative handheld device for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) detection that combines paper-based sample preparation with real-time isothermal amplification. This low-cost, portable platform promises rapid...

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HIV protein switch may help virus squeeze into host cell nucleus

by Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Supercomputer simulations have revealed how changes in the shape of the HIV-1 capsid protein may help the virus squeeze its inner core into the host cell’s nuclear membrane. The findings, by a University of Pittsburgh team using the Bridges-2 system at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, suggest how the...

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Scientists develop new natural killer cell strategy to target HIV

by The Wistar Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at The Wistar Institute’s HIV Cure and Viral Diseases Center have successfully identified a new approach using natural killer (NK) cells to target and kill the HIV-positive cells that allow the virus to persist. Wistar scientists have labeled this new approach “NuKES”: Natural Killer Enhancement Strategy. Led...

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Cancer-fighting compound shows immense potential to eradicate HIV

by Adam Hadhazy, Stanford University Design of EBC-46 analogs. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ads1911 A compound with the unpresuming designation of EBC-46 has made a splash in recent years for its cancer-fighting prowess. Now a new study led by Stanford researchers has revealed that EBC-46 also shows immense potential for eradicating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections. Compared...

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Most Older Adults With HIV Miss Bone Density Scans

Heidi Splete Nearly 90% of people older than 50 years living with HIV have not undergone bone mineral density testing, based on data from approximately 12,000 individuals. Factors including chronic inflammation, immune dysfunction, and side effects from antiretroviral therapy may contribute to accelerated aging in people with HIV, wrote Veronica J. Brady, PhD, of the...

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New rule allows HIV-positive organ transplants

by Carla K. Johnson Surgical instruments and supplies lay on a table during a kidney transplant surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C., Tuesday, June 28, 2016. Credit: AP Photo/Molly Riley, File People with HIV who need a kidney or liver transplant will be able to receive an organ from a donor with...

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Trial finds metabolic risk contributes to diabetes onset in people with HIV

For people with HIV (PWH) with low-to-moderate atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk, metabolic risk factors contribute to new-onset diabetes mellitus (DM) among those treated with pitavastatin or placebo, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Kathleen V. Fitch, from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues examined...

New study increases understanding of HIV drug’s negative effects on the brain
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New study increases understanding of HIV drug’s negative effects on the brain

News Release 17-Sep-2024 Findings pave the way toward mitigating some drugs’ toxic effects Peer-Reviewed PublicationUniversity of Maryland Baltimore County image: This is figure 4 from a paper in ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science that used a novel approach to show changes in lipid metabolism and protein expression as a result of treatment with the HIV...