Twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS. But will it reach everyone?
1 day ago · MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s been called the closest the world has ever come to a vaccine against the AIDS virus.. The twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing HIV infections in a study of women, and results published Wednesday show it worked nearly as well in men.. Drugmaker Gilead said it will allow cheap, generic versions to be sold in 120 poor countries with high HIV rates ...
Fewer people worldwide are getting HIV — so why are rates …
1 day ago · Substantial progress has been made in fighting HIV/AIDS globally and more people with the disease are living longer thanks to advances in treatment, but a new study from The Lancet HIV medical ...
World AIDS Day: UN urges leaders to ‘take the rights path ... - UN News
10 hours ago · Observed annually on 1 December, the World AIDS Day serves as a reminder of the global fight against the pandemic while commemorating lives lost and celebrating progress. “Every 25 seconds, someone in the world is infected with HIV,” Mr. Guterres said. “One-quarter of people living with HIV – more than nine million people – lack …
HIV and AIDS News - ScienceDaily
3 days ago · HIV and AIDS information and facts. Read latest medical articles and view educational videos on AIDS and HIV symptoms and treatments. Stay informed about new developments on the...
New HIV drug can only offer hope of ending AIDS if all have …
GENEVA, 10 July 2024— UNAIDS has welcomed the release of Gilead Sciences’ trial results on the injectable long-acting HIV medicine Lenacapavir for HIV prevention. The result “provides hope of accelerating efforts to end AIDS”, UNAIDS says, “but only if Gilead ensures that all people who need it can have access to this game-changing ...
Engineered Virus Steals Proteins From H.I.V., Pointing to New …
Aug 8, 2024 · Scientists have developed a new weapon against H.I.V.: a molecular mimic that invades a cell and steals essential proteins from the virus. A study published in Science on Thursday reported...
New UNAIDS report shows AIDS pandemic can be ended by 2030, …
Jul 22, 2024 · The Urgency of Now: AIDS at a Crossroads shows that decisions taken this year will determine if global targets are met, AIDS is ended as a public health threat by 2030, and a sustainable HIV response is built.
Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells - BBC News
Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology. Working like scissors, but at the molecular level, it cuts DNA...
Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells - BBC
Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology. Working like scissors, but at the molecular level, it cuts DNA...
A seventh case of HIV cure reported at AIDS 2024
Jul 25, 2024 · During the 25th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2024), being held in Munich, Germany, a new case of long HIV remission was reported and fuels optimism for an eventual HIV cure. In 2007, Timothy Brown, the so-called first Berlin patient, was the first person to be considered cured of HIV.