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3d rendered HIV Virus in Blood Stream
Health

Breakthrough antibody therapies offer hope for HIV treatment

Pranjal Malewar

Primary trial results show encouraging advances in HIV treatment.

DNA gene helix spiral molecule structure
Health

Connection between DNA markers and aging

Dr. Prajakta Banik

DNA methylation patterns not only predict age but also respond to environmental factors like antiretroviral therapy in people with HIV.

Innovations in Food Science
Health

New drugs show promise in clearing HIV from the brain

Dr. Prajakta Banik

A cancer drug tested at Tulane University might help clear HIV from brain cells. Researchers found it reduced SIV (the monkey version of HIV)...

Text written with blood by syringes
Health

HIV prevention medication doubles with digital health interventions

Dr. Prajakta Banik

HIV prevention among young people at risk for HIV acquisition.

Image showing These microscope images show how interferon in the nucleus raises levels of the protective protein IFI16 (stained green) from low background levels (left) to the higher levels needed to resist herpes infection (right).
Health

The immune system’s fight against herpes

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Interferon's chromatin defense against herpes.

Multiracial young friends having fun playing video games at home - focus on center girl face
Health

Encouraging HIV testing in teens through video games

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Trial of a serious video game for HIV testing and counseling.

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Health

Is hydrogel the future of more convenient HIV treatment?

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Creating long-lasting antiretroviral injectables with smart drug design.

Cancer-DNA
Health

Cancer drug shows promise in HIV cure research

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Unconventional approaches: Investigating a cancer drug's role in HIV eradication.

Image showing Sunil Ahuja, Muthu Manoharan et al. describe immune resilience to explain why some people, regardless of age, have impact immune systems and reduced inflammation while others do not. The blue-clad spheres are T-cells. The lower sphere is COVID-19 featuring its characteristic red spike proteins.
Health

Immune resilience: The key to a long and healthy life

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Defying inflammation: How immune resilience enhances longevity and infection immunity.

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Biology

OxyContin marketing linked to hepatitis and heart valve infections

Dr. Prajakta Banik

OxyContin's marketing campaign led to a rise in infectious diseases.

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Health

HIV research output in African Countries increased from 5.1% to 31.3%

Pranjal Malewar

Describing HIV research output in Africa by country.

Neurons and nervous system. 3d render of nerve cells
Health

COVID-19 can cause brain cell fusion

Dr. Prajakta Banik

SARS-CoV-2 infection can cause neurons to merge, which can disrupt brain function.

Image showing woman hand holding red ribbon hiv awareness concept world aids day.
Health

OHSU study provides new insights into HIV Cure

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Stem cell transplants may clear HIV from latent reservoirs.

Health

New HIV variant is highly virulent and damaging

Pranjal Malewar

Individuals had a viral load (the level of the virus in the blood) between 3.5 and 5.5 times higher.

Scanning electromicrograph of an HIV-infected H9 T cell.
Science

Scientists developed Promising and safe mRNA HIV vaccine

Amit Malewar

An experimental HIV vaccine based on mRNA shows promise in mice and non-human primates.

Immune system-stimulating nanoparticle could lead to more powerful vaccines
Science

A new nanoparticle adjuvant for more powerful vaccines

Amit Malewar

Studies in mice showed it significantly improved antibody production following vaccination against HIV, diphtheria, and influenza.

Children growing up with HIV infection have concerning deficits in skeletal strength
Health

Children growing up with HIV infection have concerning deficits in skeletal strength

Pranjal Malewar

Study raises concerns for the long-term impact of this drug on the skeletal health of adolescents across the region.

Flu shot can provide effective immunity for people living with HIV
Health

Flu shot can provide effective immunity for people living with HIV

Pranjal Malewar

People who are being treated for HIV can gain effective protection against seasonal flu with the influenza (flu) vaccine, new findings confirm.

In a major collaborative effort, researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) have for the first time eliminated replication-competent HIV-1 DNA – the virus responsible for AIDS – from the genomes of living animals. The study, reported online July 2 in the journal Nature Communications, marks a critical step toward the development of a possible cure for human HIV infection.
Health

Scientists just eliminated HIV from the genomes of living animals

Pranjal Malewar

Existing HIV treatment focuses on the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART). ART suppresses HIV replication however does not dispose of the virus from the...

After being immunized with the proteins, rabbits developed antibodies that were able to bind with the virus. IMAGE: © GETTYIMAGES MIRROR-IMAGES
Health

Custom-made proteins may help create antibodies to fight HIV

Pranjal Malewar

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is one of the world’s most serious public health challenges and it still continues to be a major...

A newly developed inhibitor (compound 25a) binds to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reverse transcriptase, a viral protein essential for HIV replication.
Health

New compound targets drug-resistant HIV mutant

Pranjal Malewar

Antiretroviral treatments have been extremely successful in halting the spread of HIV and AIDS, but their efficacy is declining as a result of the...

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Health

Social, public health services crucial in fight against HIV/AIDS, study

Amit Malewar

A new study by the University of Michigan suggests that patients in danger of HIV should be connected to administrations, for example, emotional wellness...

Co-authors Rebecca Schnall, PhD, and Nancy Reame, PhD, share the distinction of having received an endowed chair established by Mary Dickey Lindsay ’45, an inspirational leader in women’s health advocacy and reproductive rights.
Health

Women with HIV Experience More Fatigue, Muscle Aches After Menopause

Pranjal Malewar

Advancements in treatment during recent decades, HIV has largely become a chronic condition. This implies a more prominent level of individuals with HIV are living longer;...

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