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Study: Teen Birth Rates Rose in Schools That Gave Out Free Condoms With No Instruction
A new data analysis of in-school condom distribution programs from the 1990s has added new complexity to our understanding of teen pregnancy prevention. Most previous studies have shown...
23 june 2016
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Therapeutic vaccine offers hope in Aids fight
An Aids treatment from Italy has shown promising results in a clinical trial in South Africa. The therapeutic vaccine makes antiviral drugs more effective by boosting the immune system of people...
10 june 2016
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Two-hour test kit hailed as boon to HIV care in Africa
Cambridge scientist Helen Lee’s simple, mobile device will speed up detection and treatment rates.
30 may 2016
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FDA approves six month implant for treatment of opioid dependence
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, is pleased to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first long-acting,...
27 may 2016
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UNAIDS calls for sustained investment and increased collaboration to develop an HIV vaccine
On HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, UNAIDS calls for greater resources and increased collaboration among governments, the scientific community and the private sector to advance research towards finding...
19 may 2016
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BREAKING NEWS: new research could lead to HIV vaccine
Researchers are working to develop a vaccine designed to elicit antibodies that could be groundbreaking in the treatment of HIV.
19 may 2016
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In Pursuit Of An HIV Vaccine And The AIDS-Free Generation
In the US, many people speak of “the AIDS crisis” as though it were something that happened and is now over. We do have effective treatments, and increasingly effective means of...
17 may 2016
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New Way of Attacking HIV Virus Boosts AIDS Vaccine Efforts
Researchers have found a new HIV weakness that could lead to a more effective vaccine.
16 may 2016
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AIDS Treatment in Haiti Promising for Developing Nations
One of the first groups of H.I.V. patients in a poor country to get free AIDS drugs has about the same survival rate as their closest counterparts in the United States, according to...
20 april 2016
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Second Chinese team reports gene editing in human embryos
Study used CRISPR technology to introduce HIV-resistance mutation into embryos.
11 april 2016
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Researchers edit genes in human embryos for second time
Researchers in China have edited the genes of human embryos to make cells resistant to HIV infection. It’s the second reported case of using molecular scissors called CRISPR/Cas9 to alter...
11 april 2016
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Cure for HIV possible within three years as scientists snip virus from cells
A cure for HIV and AIDS could be just a few years away after scientists proved they can snip away the virus from infected cells and prevent the disease ever returning.
01 april 2016