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How does HIV make us sick?

Nearly 30 years after the first documented cases of AIDS, we still don’t know exactly how HIV destroys the immune system. But inflammation – sustained immune activation

Published
01 November 2009
From
HIV treatment update
How HIV works
New antibodies identified that neutralise wide range of HIV types

Scientists have identified two new antibodies that appear to neutralise a wide range of HIV types, blocking their potential for infection. The findings, published today

Published
03 September 2009
By
Keith Alcorn
High probability that HIV viral load remains suppressed between tests: implications for infectiousness debate

Individuals who are taking antiretroviral therapy and have had their viral load suppressed to undetectable levels can be confident that it will remain undetectable

Published
19 August 2009
By
Michael Carter
Outcomes and prognosis
IRIS responsible for low number of deaths in patients starting HIV treatment in Uganda

Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is not a significant cause of death in patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in Uganda, investigators report in the September 15th

Published
18 August 2009
By
Michael Carter
Outcomes and prognosis
Study suggests immune systems of untreated HIV-infected individuals may deteriorate faster than previously thought

The immune systems of untreated HIV-infected individuals appear to deteriorate faster than previously thought, according to preliminary results of a small clinical trial. This finding

Published
12 August 2009
By
NIAID Press Release
How HIV works
Scientists learn why even treated genital herpes sores boost the risk of HIV infection

New research helps explain why infection with herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which causes genital herpes, increases the risk for HIV infection even after successful treatment

Published
05 August 2009
By
NIAID Press Release
Outcomes and prognosis
Can we create ‘elite controllers’?

Is combination immunotherapy the future? ask Edwin J Bernard and Derek Thaczuk

Published
01 November 2008
From
HIV treatment update
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