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BREAKING! Italian Study Validates Previous Claims That SARS-CoV-2 Infections Causes Immunodeficiency Conditions Worse Than HIV Infections!

Source: COVID-19 Induced Immunodeficiency Jun 19, 2022 10 days ago

COVID-19 Induced Immunodeficiency: When Thailand Medical News as early as April 2020 warned and highlighted studies that SARS-CoV-2 infections could cause immunodeficiency conditions similar to those seen in HIV infections, we were ridiculed by many Western media and so called Western ‘garbage’ experts and even labelled as fake news by various America social media platforms! https:/...

University Of Kansas Study Shockingly Reveals That The Envelope Protein Of SARS-Cov-2 Potently Inhibits HIV-1 Infection!

Source: SARS-CoV-2 - HIV Mar 30, 2022 3 months ago

A new study by researchers from University of Kansas Medical Center-USA has found that the envelope protein of SARS-Cov-2 potently inhibits HIV-1 infection! It has been found that the human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 encodes for a small 75 amino acid transmembrane proteins known collectively as the envelope (E) protein. The E protein forms an ion channel, like the viroporins from human immunod...

BREAKING! New Highly Virulent HIV Variant Discovered In Netherlands That Is Now Spreading Around Europe! Beware Having Sex With The Dutch Or British!

Source: HIV-VB Variant Feb 04, 2022 5 months ago

VB HIV Variant: An international team of researchers led by Oxford University-UK And Stichting HIV Monitoring Research Institute-Netherlands have discovered an alarming new highly virulent HIV variant in Netherlands that is fast spreading around Europe. The new variant replicates faster causing high viral loads, attacks and depletes the CD4 cells more aggressively and rapidly, and was found t...

New Study Uncovers Similarities and Differences Between Similarities Between SARS-CoV-2 And HIV-1 Infections In Terms Of Cellular And Immune Responses

Source: SARS-CoV-2-HIV Jan 15, 2022 5 months ago

SARS-CoV-2-HIV: Researchers from University of Chicago-USA and Northwestern University, Chicago-USA have in a new study uncovered the similarities and differences between SARS-CoV-2 And HIV-1 infections in terms of cellular and immune responses. The key findings of the study show that: -Both COVID-19 and HIV-1+ patients show disease-specific inflammatory immune signatures -CO...

Anti-Inflammatory And Antioxidant Peptides Called ApoA-I Mimetic Peptides Derived From Tomato Extract Can Reduce Intestinal Inflammation Due To HIV

Source: Latest HIV News Jan 12, 2022 6 months ago

A new study by researchers from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) has found that ApoA-I mimetic peptides, a type of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant peptides derived from tomato extract can reduce intestinal inflammation related to being infected with HIV. There is a dire need for novel therapeutic strategies are to attenuate increased systemic and gut inflammation that contribute ...

Omicron Cases Increasing In Denmark, UK and US. Variant Now Found In Chile, Senegal and Tunisia. In All 45 Countries Have Detected The Omicron Variant

Source: Medical News - Omicron Updates Dec 06, 2021 7 months ago

Omicron Updates: While many countries around the world are still seeing new winter surges due to the Delta variant and its emerging sub-variants, the Omicron variant has now been detected in a total of 43 countries around the world and is causing an increase of cases in Denmark, UK and US via local transmissions. In France, the Delta variant is now causing a surge due to the emergence of n...

Swiss Study Reveals That Mutations At A Hotspot W152 Of The N-Terminal Domain (NTD) Of The SARS-CoV-2 Virus Is Driving Immune Evasion!

Source: SARS-CoV-2 Mutations-Immune Evasion Oct 25, 2021 8 months ago

SARS-CoV-2 Mutations-Immune Evasion: A new study by researchers from the Data Science Department, SOPHiA GENETICS-Switzerland has found that mutations at a hotspot W152 of the N-Terminal Domain (NTD) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is driving immune evasion. The study team reported a striking increase in the frequency of recruitment of diverse substitutions at a critical residue (W152), positioned...

COVID-19 Warning! Case Studies Show That HIV Patients Contracting COVID-19 Are Ideal Vivo Laboratories For Creating Worrisome SARS-CoV-2 Mutations!

Source: HIV-COVID-19 Jul 10, 2021 12 months ago

HIV-COVID-19: Numerous case studies are emerging that special attention needs to be paid to HIV patients should they contract the COVID-19 disease as their immunocompromised conditions make them perfect ‘vivo laboratories’ for the SARS-CoV-2 to constantly mutate and develop more potent and worrisome mutations and resultant variants. In one case study published on a preprint server by ...

HIV News: International Study led By University Of Southern California Shows Degree Of Brain Damage Inflicted By Immunosuppression and HIV Viral Load

Source: HIV News Jan 17, 2021 1 year ago

HIV News: A new international study led by the University of Southern California, involving various other research entities including University of Cape Town-South Africa,Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre-Thailand, University of Amsterdam-Netherlands, Washington University School of Medicine-USA, Missouri University of Novi Sad-Serbia ,University of New South Wales-Australia, University of Calif...

HIV News: Dolutegravir The New HIV Wonder Drug Failing In Africa Due To HIV Drug Resistant Mutations

Source: HIV News Dec 15, 2020 2 years ago

HIV News: A new collaborative international HIV study has shown that Dolutegravir, the current first-line treatment for HIV, may not be as effective as hoped in sub-Saharan Africa. The research finds that this so-called 'wonder drug' may be less effective in patients resistant to older drugs. The research findings were published in the peer reviewed journal: Nature Communications. ...

HIV News: New Guidelines For HIV Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) Will See Dolutegravir Prescribed For Individuals Newly Diagnosed With HIV

Source: HIV News Oct 19, 2020 2 years ago

HIV News: University of British Columbia researchers have concluded a new study of which the findings are set to change international treatment recommendations for individuals who are newly diagnosed with HIV, an update that could affect nearly two million people per year worldwide. The research found that the antiviral dolutegravir is the optimal medication for first-line treatment for i...

WARNING! Commonly Used HIV Drug Truvada Induces A Type I/III Interferon-Associated Signature And Inflammation Throughout The Gut

Source: HIV Drugs Sep 23, 2020 2 years ago

HIV Drugs: According to researchers from the University of Washington-Seattle, the commonly used HIV drug that is to treat those infected and also individuals using it as a prophylaxis or in PrEP protocols can induce a type I/III interferon-associated signature and inflammation throughout the gut. It should be noted that long term inflammation of any kind can lead to a variety of chronic ...

BREAKING! HIV News: Antibiotics Called Pleicomacrolides Allows Immune System To Kill HIV Infected Cells According to University Of Michigan Study

Source: HIV News Sep 08, 2020 2 years ago

HIV News: Researchers from University of Michigan Health System have discovered that a class of antibiotics called pleicomacrolides allows the immune system to kill HIV infected cells by inhibiting the Nef proteins. The research finds are published in the Journal of The Proceedings of the National Academy Of Sciences of The United States Of America (Concanamycin A counteracts HIV-1 Nef to...

HIV News: Another Long-Acting, Injectable Drug CPT31 That Last For 3 Months To Treat HIV Coming Soon.

Source: HIV News Aug 23, 2020 2 years ago

HIV News: The trend for HIV drug research is now shifting towards drugs with long lasting effects without the need for HIV patients to adhere to stringent daily regimens and doses which can be quiet stressful at times. Scientists from the University of Utah Health in collaboration with researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Beth Israel Deacones...

HIV Drug News: Latest Study Shows Fingolimod, A Multiple-Sclerosis Drug Blocks HIV Infections And Eradicates Latent Virus Reservoirs

Source: HIV Drug News Aug 15, 2020 2 years ago

HIV Drug News: Researchers at the George Washington University in a new study have discovered that Fingolimod, a US FDA-approved immunosuppressive drug used to treat multiple sclerosis flare-ups, may be used to effectively block HIV infection and reduce the latent virus reservoir. The research findings were published in the journal: PLOS Pathogens. https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/...

HIV Research: Study Warns That People Living Longer With HIV At Risk Of Myocardial Steatosis, Heart Failure, Kidney Damage And Other Health Issues

Source: HIV Research Aug 02, 2020 2 years ago

HIV Research: The significant impact and prevalence of heart disease and other critical comorbidities on an aging global population with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have emerged from a suite of articles in The Journal of Infectious Diseases that contains the first swath of important data from the world's largest study of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention in people with H...

COVID-19 And HIV: Icahn Researchers Say HIV May Not Worsen COVID-19 Outcomes

Source: COVID-19 And HIV Jul 05, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 And HIV: Individuals with HIV who were hospitalized with COVID-19 did not have worse results than COVID-19 patients without HIV, according to new research by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The research findings were published in the journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaa880/5864410?searchresult=1 Study...

HIV Drugs: US FDA Approves Rukobia (Fostemsavir) To Treat Patients With Multidrug Resistant HIV Infection

Source: HIV Drugs Jul 04, 2020 2 years ago

HIV Drugs: The drug Rukobia (fostemsavir) has been approved by The U.S. FDA for adults living with HIV who have tried multiple HIV medications and whose HIV infection cannot be successfully treated with other therapies because of resistance, intolerance or safety considerations. Rukobia (Fostemsavir) is a new type of antiretroviral medication to be taken twice daily by mouth. It is a prodrug, whi...

BREAKING NEWS! HIV: Study Shows New HIV Drug Lenacapavir Taken Once Every Six Months Can Maintain Low Viral Loads Effectively

Source: HIV and Lenacapavir Jul 02, 2020 2 years ago

HIV and Lenacapavir: Gilead scientists are reporting an early step toward an HIV drug that could potentially be taken only a couple of times per year. A new study showed that a single injection of the experimental drug, called lenacapavir, was able to lower blood levels of HIV in a small group of patients. And it was capable of maintaining active levels in the blood for more than six...

HIV: Research From Emory University Shows That New Adjuvant 3M-052 Extends Immunity Against HIV

Source: Thailand HIV Jun 21, 2020 2 years ago

HIV: Immunology researchers from the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and the Emory Vaccine Center (EVC) are first to show a new adjuvant, 3M-052, helps induce long-lasting immunity against HIV. The research findings are published today in the journal: Science Immunology. https://immunology.sciencemag.org/content/5/48/eabb1025 Significantly, in this pre-clinical study&n...

HIV Can Harbor In Brain Cells According To Latest Study

Source: Thailand HIV Jun 12, 2020 2 years ago

HIV: Medical researchers from Rush University Medical Center, Temple University School of Medicine and the University Of Texas Medical Branch have found that astrocytes, a type of brain cell can harbor HIV and then spread the virus to immune cells that traffic them out of the brain and into other organs. It was observed that HIV moved from the brain via this route even when the virus was ...

HIV Research: CD127 Proteins Identified As Sites Of Latent Reservoirs Of HIV

Source: HIV Research May 09, 2020 2 years ago

HIV Research: Medical researchers have known for a long time that despite the advancements in antiretroviral therapy, varying amounts HIV virus remains in infected individuals forever, hiding in small reservoirs of cells of the immune system. Should ever these individuals discontinue the antiretroviral therapy, the HIV virus almost always rebounds rapidly from the reservoirs, causing deadly sympto...

New Study Shows That Vitamin E Can Treat Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) In HIV Patients

Source : Thailand Medical News Feb 19, 2020 2 years ago

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a severe form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and is characterized by liver inflammation and cell damage. It is a potentially dangerous condition that can progress to cirrhosis or liver cancer. Unfortunately, HIV patients tend to have a high prevalence of the disease. A new study by McGill University, Canada has found that Vitamin E can ...

German Researchers Develop Less Toxic And More Effective HIV Treatment Using Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies That Also Prevent Viral Resistance

Source: Thailand Medical News Feb 01, 2020 2 years ago

Typically antiretroviral drugs are the gold standard for the treatment of HIV infection. They are highly effective in suppressing replication of the virus but require lifelong daily application and can be associated with side effects. Due to the high mutability of HIV and its capacity for rapid adaptation, combinations of antiretroviral agents are required to prevent the development of drug resist...

HIV Breakthrough: Researchers Reverse HIV Latency Paving Way For Potential Cure

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 23, 2020 2 years ago

More than 42 million people are infected with HIV worldwide, about 1.5 million people in the United States alone. Currently, people with HIV take antiretroviral therapy (ART), which can suppress HIV to undetectable levels in blood, but the virus persists throughout the body in latently infected resting CD4+ T cells. The immune system cannot recognize these cells and no current therapies can elimin...

New Study On Understanding Mechanisms Of Antiviral Drugs Sheds Light of Ways to Develop Newer Anti-Resistant Drugs For HIV And Hepatitis B

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 09, 2020 3 years ago

A research discovery by Florida State University College of Medicine researchers is expected to open the door for new and more potent treatment options for many of the more than 45 million people worldwide infected with the HIV virus and for others chronically ill with hepatitis B. Professor Dr Zucai Suo of the FSU College of Medicine. Credit: Colin Hackley/FSU Their study has established for t...

Study By Oregon Health & Science University Shows That Single Dose Of Antibodies Can Knock Out HIV In Newborns

Source: Thailand Medical News Jan 07, 2020 3 years ago

New nonhuman primate research suggests for the first time that a single dose of an antibody-based treatment can prevent HIV transmission from mother to baby. The findings are being published in the journal Nature Communications. The time or period when that single dose is given is key, however. The study found rhesus macaque newborns did not develop the monkey form of HIV, called SHIV, whe...

Despite Early Treatment, HIV Still Attacks Brains Of Young Children

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 18, 2019 3 years ago

Despite early antiretroviral therapy, or ART, has ensured less deadly outcomes for children living with and exposed to HIV, studies show the virus still may affect the brain. HIV may disrupt neurodevelopment, affecting how children learn, reason and function. Dr Michael Boivin, professor and director of the Psychiatry Research Program in the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medi...

Spread Of HIV In Human Tissues Can Be Reduced By Vesicles Secreted By Certain Bacteria Strains

Source: Thailand Medical News Dec 12, 2019 3 years ago

A study of human cells and tissues by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Bologna, Italy has shown that Nano-sized vesicles released by certain bacteria that inhabit the vagina may protect against HIV infection. Typically known as extracellular vesicles, these bubble-like particles are produced by many kinds of cells and are thought to transport molecules...

Research Indicates That Babies Born With HIV Should Start Antiretrovirals Immediately

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 30, 2019 3 years ago

For babies are born with HIV, starting treatment within hours to days is critical and important according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard. Unfortunately the norm in many countries is to wait for weeks or even months. The study findings, from a small but unique study in Botswana, could influence care in Africa and other regions hit hard by the virus. They also might offer a ...

Scripps Research, California Releases Promising Results From Experimental HIV Vaccine

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 25, 2019 3 years ago

Researchers at Scripps Research, California and the nonprofit vaccine research organization IAVI who are developing an experimental HIV vaccine has reached an important milestone by eliciting antibodies that can neutralize a wide variety of HIV strains. The tests, in animal models,showed that these “broadly neutralizing” antibodies, or bnAbs, targeted at least two critical sites on ...

HIV Patients And Even Doctors Not Aware Of Past Study That Links HIV With Break Down Of Intestinal Lining

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 21, 2019 3 years ago

Despite a few past research studies that links HIV with 'erosion" of the gut's intestinal linings, leading to inflammation and also the ‘leaky gut” syndrome, many HIV patients and even doctors are not aware of this. In one past research in 2014, researchers at University of California, Davis had made some surprising discoveries about the body's initial response...

Study Shows Those With HIV Are At High Risk Of Sudden Cardiac Deaths

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 15, 2019 3 years ago

In a study by researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine comparing medical information from portable EKG patch data from men living with HIV and also men without it, the researchers report they have found more variability of the electrical "reset" period between heartbeats known as the QT interval in men living with the virus, which may contribute to the increased...

Study Shows That Women With HIV Experience Menopause Earlier

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 11, 2019 3 years ago

A new study demonstrates that women with HIV are more likely to enter the menopause transition at an average age of 48 years, 3 years younger than the general population. Study results are published online in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS). Typically, newly diagnosed HIV-positive patients who adhere to the latest therapy protocols are expected to...

Breaking News: AGT103-T, New Drug By American Gene Technologies Developed To Cure HIV/AIDS Unveiled

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 10, 2019 3 years ago

A group of medical and genomic researchers in Maryland from a company called American Gene Technologies announced that they have the answer for curing HIV/AIDS using gene therapy. The company hopes to initiate medical trials of a new gene therapy drug that it says can cure HIV. American Gene Technologies (AGT), a Rockville-based medical research company, has submitted a Investigational New...

Abbott Discovers New Strain of HIV

Source: Thailand Medical News Nov 07, 2019 3 years ago

Abbott announced today that a team of its scientists identified a new subtype of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), called HIV-1 Group M, subtype L.1 The findings, published today in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS), show the role next-generation genome sequencing is playing in helping researchers stay one step ahead of mutating viruses and avoiding n...

Tesamorelin (Egrifta) Reverses Signs of Liver Disease In Individuals With HIV

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 26, 2019 3 years ago

Medical researchers from the US National Institutes of Health and the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston report that the injectable hormone tesamorelin (Egrifta) reduces liver fat and prevents liver fibrosis (scarring) in people living with HIV. Dr Anthony S. Fauci,NIAID Director (NIAID is one of the entities under the NIH) commented in a phone interview with Thailand Medical ...

Selenium Helps To Reduce HIV Viral Loads and Also Prevent CD4 Levels From Declining

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 24, 2019 3 years ago

From 2007 to 2018, there has been more than 37 studies that show that Selenium supplementation is good for HIV patients. Selenium supplementation has demonstrated the ability to reduce viral loads of the HIV virus while also preventing CD4 levels from declining and helping it achieve moderate gains. Todate, there are been no known reactions or contraindications for those taking antiretrov...

Researchers Discover Ways To Deal With HIV Reservoirs To Create Longer Periods Of Virus Suppression And Possible Cure

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 23, 2019 3 years ago

An new research study involving an international collaboration that included the University of Cape Town (UCT), Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) has revealed an unexpected finding that could lead to better therapies towards reducing the HIV reservoir, a major barrier to developing a cure for HIV. The reservo...

Descovy Approved As Second PrEP Drug To Prevent HIV Infection

Source: Thailand Medical News Oct 05, 2019 3 years ago

The US FDA has approved second PrEXp (pre-exposure prophylaxis) drug, Descovy (emtricitabine 200 mg and tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg) to help prevent HIV infections. The drug is for in at-risk adults and adolescents weighing at least 35kg for HIV-1 pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce the risk of HIV-1 infection from sex, excluding those who have receptive vaginal sex. Descovy is not indicated...

Guide Of Micronutrients, Antioxidants, Health Supplements and Herbs For HIV Patients

Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 25, 2019 3 years ago

Thailand Medical News is pleased to present this simple guide with regards to essential micronutrients, health supplements and herbal products for people living with HIV. It is not mean for anyone to abstain from their prescribed antiretroviral therapies and before commencing any consumption any of these products, always consult your doctors first. Micronutrients All vitamins and minerals are ...

New duoCAR-T Therapy Study Shows Promising Future For HIV Cure

Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 24, 2019 3 years ago

CAR-T, a type of immunotherapy may have made its name as the cancer breakthrough of this century, but its roots dig far back to one of humanity’s other terrifying medical enemy: HIV. CAR-T is a type of treatment in which a patient's T cells (a type of immune system cell) are changed in the laboratory so they will attack cancer cells. T cells are taken from a patient’s blood. Then t...

Chronic Diseases That Long-Term HIV Patients Will Face

Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 23, 2019 3 years ago

Longterm patients will ultimately face increased incidence of heart disease, COPD, Tuberculosis and bone fractures according to a new study. These are the areas that HIV patients need to take extra care off besides their antiretroviral regimens. Academics from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge and the Medical University of Vienna conducted the first ever large-scale review into th...

New Long-Acting Injectable Multi-Drug Implant HIV Treatment

Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 21, 2019 3 years ago

For those on Antiretroviral therapy for prevention or treatment of HIV, whether on a single pill or combo regimen, it can be burdensome making sure the drugs are consumed without fail at the right times despite having a busy daily schedule. Those days might soon be over thanks to medical researchers across multiple departments at the University of North Carolina who collaborated on a seven-y...

RV144 HIV Vaccine Trials Shows Cross Clade Immune Responses

Source: Thailand Medical News Sep 20, 2019 3 years ago

Results of a study that was conducted in South Africa using the RV144/Thai vaccine regimen that showed modest protection in an efficacy study conducted in Thailand, where clades B and E are prominent indicated significant cellular and antibody responses in study participants with clade C as the dominant circulating strain of HIV. "Trial Responses Dispels The Notion That Each Strain or Clade...

Newly Developed Protein Drug Shows Promise In Suppressing And Maybe Even Eradicating HIV Infection

Source: Thailand Medical News Aug 08, 2019 3 years ago

A new potential medication that works with an HIV-infected person's own body to further suppress the ever present but silent virus that available HIV treatments are unable to combat has been discovered by a team of medical scientist from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. In an exclusive interview with Thailand Medical News, lead author Assistant Professor Haito Hu comme...

START Study Shows That Initiating ART For Individuals With Low Viral Loads Has More Benefits In The Long Term

Source: Thailand Medical News Jul 15, 2019 3 years ago

Findings from the recent START study involving 4684 adult HIV-positive patients from various countries showed that starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significant benefits and entails few risks for individuals with a low pre-treatment viral load. All the patients in the study had a CD4 cell count above 500 cells/mm3 and were randomised to start immediate ART or to defer therapy until th...

Discovery Of New Type of Immune Cells,CD11c+, Leads To New HIV Treatment Strategy

Source: Thailand Medical News Jun 22, 2019 3 years ago

New immunity cells known as CD11c+ dendritic cells have been identified by a team of researchers from The Westmead Institute For Medical Research in Sydney.These CD11c+ dendritic cells are extremely susceptible to the HIV virus and can transmit the virus to other cells especially the CD4 T Cells. These CD11c+ dendritic cells are a type of dendritic cells that play a role in capturing any i...

Keytruda, An Immunotherapy Drug Safe For Treating HIV Patients With Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Jun 04, 2019 3 years ago

Most HIV patients have a 60% risk of developing a form of cancer during their life-span. Cancers like Lymphoma, Lung Cancer, Anal Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Oral and oropharyngeal cancer ,liver cancer, skin cancer and also Kaposi's sarcoma are most prevalent among HIV patients. At the recent ASCO presentation, study led by doctors at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center showed that pati...

New Strategies For HIV Vaccine

Source: La Jolla Institute for Immunology, California May 11, 2019 3 years ago

A new HIV vaccine delivery strategy appears to enhance the protective immune response in a preclinical model. Scientists at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have discovered that delivering an HIV vaccine in small doses over a series of days leads to a stronger immune response than when the same vaccine is given all at once. A similar escalating dose method could be the best way...

New antibody,UB-421, may suppress HIV for up to four months

Source: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,US Apr 18, 2019 3 years ago

Regular infusions of an antibody that blocks the HIV binding site on human immune cells may have suppressed levels of HIV for up to four months in people undergoing a short-term pause in their antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens, according to a report published online today in The New England Journal of Medicine. Results of the Phase 2, open-label study indicate the antibody, known as UB-42...

Antibiotic Cotrimoxazole found to reduce adverse effects in HIV patients.

Source: The London School of Medicine (Blizard Institute) Apr 05, 2019 3 years ago

A recent research found that long-term cotrimoxazole treatment reduces mortality and morbidity in children with HIV by altering their gut microbiome and immune activation. The finding supports current WHO guidelines, which recommend long-term cotrimoxazole treatment for all HIV-positive people living in areas where malaria and severe bacterial infections are common. Previous studies have shown...

Long-acting injectable treatment maintains HIV viral suppression.

Source: Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2019) ,Seattle. Mar 10, 2019 3 years ago

A combination of two long-acting injectable anti-HIV drugs taken once monthly had a very low rate of treatment failure and a favourable safety profile, according to results from two phase III trials presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2019) in Seattle. Dual injections of cabotegravir, an experimental integrase inhibitor, and the no...

Cofilin, a T cell marker could help lead to improved treatment for HIV and also cancer patients

Source: George Mason University Feb 15, 2019 3 years ago

George Mason University's Yuntao Wu is the lead scientist on a research team that has identified a measurable indicator that could prove instrumental in the fight against HIV. The research focuses on cofilin, a key protein that regulates cells to mobilize and fight against infection. In an HIV-infected patient, cofilin dysfunction is a key factor in helper T cell defects, according to the r...

New Insights Into HIV For Possible Vaccine

Source: Simon Fraser University Feb 03, 2019 3 years ago

The immune system is the body's best defense in fighting diseases like HIV and cancer. Now, an international team of researchers is harnessing the immune system to reveal new clues that may help in efforts to produce an HIV vaccine. SFU professor Mark Brockman and co-authors from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa have identified a connection between infection cont...

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COVID-19 Research: Study From Columbia University Indicates That Lowering Testosterone Levels Could Reduce Severity Of COVID-19

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Uric Acid: Japanese Researchers Discover That High Uric Acid Levels Protects Against Lung Function Decline Especially In Older Women

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Jun 07, 2020 2 years ago

MUST READ! Strokes: Study Shows COVID-19 Increases Risk Of Strokes In Healthy Young Individuals. Global Increase In Stroke Deaths Last Few Months

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BREAKING! Studies Show Famotidine, A Common Indigestion Drug Could Help In Mild To Moderate Cases Of COVID-19

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BREAKING! Pediatrics: Study Indicates That Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome More Predominant Among Children Of African Ancestry Infected With COVID-19

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Pregnancy And COVID-19: Study Shows Choline Supplements Could Help Pregnant Women Reduce Negative Effects Of COVID-19 In Newborns

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COVID-19 Research: University Of Massachusetts Study Warns Of Emerging Genomic Variants In SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus That Could Lead To Drug Resistance

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May 29, 2020 2 years ago

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May 29, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! Coronavirus Latest: Louisiana State University Pathologists’ First COVID-19 Autopsy Series Reveals Cardiopulmonary Anomalies

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May 28, 2020 2 years ago

MUST READ!!! Brazilian Respiratory Expert Says That COVID-19 Should Be Treated As A Thrombotic Disease

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COVID-19 Research: New Study Reveals That Specific Types Of T-Cells Are Targeted By The SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus In Patient’s Immune System

Source: COVID-19 Research
May 27, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Research: Could Disulfiram- A Drug To Prevent Alcoholism, Aid In Inhibiting Cytokine Storms In COVID-19?

Source: Covid-19 Research
May 26, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING ALERT! COVID-19: Italian Researchers Discover Brain Lesions On COVID-19 Patients

Source: COVID-19
May 23, 2020 2 years ago

WARNING! COVID-19 Patients Could Also Develop Thyroid Infections

Source: COVID-19 News
May 21, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19: Study Shows That COVID-19 Infections Could Lead To Delirium, PTSD and Other Psychiatric Disorders

Source: COVID-19 News
May 19, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Supplements: Silymarin From Milk Thistle Could Perhaps Also Be Used As An Adjuvant Supplement To Help COVID-19 Patients

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May 18, 2020 2 years ago

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Source: COVID-19 Supplements
May 15, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! COVID-Research: Study Confirms That SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Can Be Spread Through Speech

Source: COVID-19 Research
May 14, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Research: Worrying Gastrointestinal Abnormalities Revealed In Abdominal Imaging Studies Of COVID-19 Patients

Source: COVID-19 Research
May 12, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Clinical Care: Kidney Failure Emerging As A Common Occurrence From COVID-19 Infections

Source: COVID-19 Clinical Care
May 12, 2020 2 years ago

MUST READ! COVID-19 Alerts: Children Are At High Risk For Critical Complications And Death From COVID-19

Source: COVID-19 Alerts
May 12, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Therapeutics: Computational Screenings Show A Variety Of Natural Phytochemicals Could Have Efficacy Against SARS-CoV-2 Including EGCG From Green Tea

Source: COVID-10 Therapeutics
May 11, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Drugs: Study Shows Common And Cheap Heartburn Drug Famotidine Improves Outcomes Of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Source: COVID-19 Drugs
May 11, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Warnings! SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Infection Could Activate Dormant Tuberculosis

Source: COVID-19 Warnings
May 09, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Supplements: New Study Shows Vitamin D Could Be Linked To COVID-19 Mortality And Infection Rates

Source: COVID-19 Supplements
May 08, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking News! COVID-19 Alerts: British Doctors Warns Of New Anomaly Of COVID-19 Patients Appearing Normal Despite Suffering From Severe Hypoxia

Source: COVID-19 Alerts
May 04, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! COVID-19 Research: Glycosaminoglycans Such As Heparin Could Emerge As New Antivirals For COVID-19 Disease

Source: COVID-19 Research
May 04, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Research: Study Shows How Cytokine Storms Actually Depletes T-Cells In COVID-19 Patients

Source: COVID-19 Research
May 03, 2020 2 years ago

COVID-19 Supplements: Study Shows Dietary Selenium Influences Outcome Of COVID-19 Disease

Source: COVID-19 Supplements
Apr 30, 2020 2 years ago

MUST READ! Research Reveals That COVID-19 Attacks Hemoglobin In Red Blood Cells, Rendering It Incapable Of Transporting Oxygen. Current Medical Protocols Could All Be Wrong!

Source: COVID-19 Research
Apr 09, 2020 2 years ago

Covid-19 Clinical Care: Acute Gastrointestinal Injury Occurs In Almost 86 Percent Of Critical Condition Covid-19 Patients, Often Leading To Sepsis And Death

Source: Covid-19 Clinical Care
Mar 30, 2020 2 years ago

Covid-19 Clinical Care: Guidelines To Prevent Drug-Induced Prolongation Of QTc That Often Results In Sudden Cardiac Death In Covid-19 Patients

Source: Covid-19 Clinical Care
Mar 26, 2020 2 years ago

Covid-19 Clinical Care: Doctors Warned About Using ECMO On Covid-19 Patients Due To Lymphopenia

Source: Covid-19 Clinical Care
Mar 25, 2020 2 years ago

Covid-19 Clinical Care: New Medical Study Shows That COVID-19 Patients In Severe Conditions Should Lie Face Down To Facilitate Breathing

Source: Covid-19 Clinical Care
Mar 25, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking! Medical Experts Say That Anosmia Which Is The Loss Of Smell And Ageusia Which Is Loss Of Taste, Could Be Signs Of Covid-19 Infection.

Source: Covid-19 News
Mar 23, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING NEWS! Study Confirms That Lopinavir–Ritonavir Ineffective In Treating Covid-19

Source: Covid-19 Treatments And Drugs News
Mar 20, 2020 2 years ago

WARNING! Medical Experts Are Saying That The SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Could Attack In A Series Of Waves With New Mutated Strains

Source: SARS-Cov-2 Research
Mar 17, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! Coronavirus Research Reveals That People With Blood Type A Have Higher Risk Of Contracting Covid-19 Compared To Blood Type O Which Has A Lower Risk

Source: Coronavirus Research
Mar 17, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! New Coronavirus Research Shows That The SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Has A Fourth Route Of Attacking Human Host Cells Making It A Real Super Virus

Source: Coronavirus Research
Mar 15, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking News! New Covid-19 Research Shows That Viral Shedding Duration By Infected SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Patients Can Between 8 to 37 Days

Source : Covid-19 Research News
Mar 12, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING! More Emerging Chinese Research Studies Shows That The SARS-Cov-2 Coronavirus Also Attacks The Kidneys, Pancreas and Liver

Source: Coronavirus Research
Mar 11, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking News! SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Also Detectable In Urine Samples

Source: SARS-Cov-2 Coronavirus Research
Mar 08, 2020 2 years ago

Coronavirus Might Be Affecting The World For The Next 18 Months Or More While WHO Says The Virus Will Most Likely Not Retreat For Summer

Source: Covid-19 News
Mar 07, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking! New Studies Shows How Coronavirus Affects GI Tract and Also Highlights Fecal Transmissions As Another Route For Viral Spread

Source: Coronavirus Research
Mar 06, 2020 2 years ago

BREAKING NEWS: Recovered Patient In Japan Gets Reinfected. New York Microbiologists Warns That Coronavirus Remains Dormant In Treated Patients But For A While

Source: Coronavirus Reinfections News
Feb 27, 2020 2 years ago

Breaking! The Evolving Coronavirus Is Outwitting The World! Quarantines Deemed As Non-Effective As Incubation Period Can Be Limitless! Diagnostics Also Being Questioned

Source : Coronavirus News
Feb 26, 2020 2 years ago

WARNING! As Coronavirus Spreads Worldwide, It Is Evolving And New Anomalies Being Reported. British Epidemiologist Are Predicting That Coronavirus Could Be Affecting The World For Another 18 Months If Not Longer.

Source : Thailand Medical News
Feb 25, 2020 2 years ago

MUST READ! New Research Indicates That Certain Nutraceuticals Could Help In Both Influenza And Coronavirus Infections

Source: Thailand Medical News
Feb 25, 2020 2 years ago

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Source : Thailand Medical News
Feb 11, 2020 2 years ago

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