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AIDS Archive
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Durable end to the HIV/AIDS pandemic likely will require an HIV vaccine
Posted on October 18, 2017 | No CommentsTheoretically, effective global implementation of existing HIV treatment and prevention tools could end the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Antiretroviral therapy that suppresses HIV both benefits the health of those living with HIV and prevents viral transmission to their HIV-negative […] -
How to apply Artificial Intelligence to the HIV/AIDS pandemic
Posted on July 26, 2017 | No CommentsNone of us is as wise as all of us, when it comes to diagnostics. So it makes sense to involve deep learning in medicine wherever we can. Think of what IBM’s Watson can do today. Now […] -
HIV incidence will not decrease without vaccine, study finds
Posted on April 13, 2017 | No CommentsA new study conducted by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health and Oregon State University has evaluated the efficacy of the goals set by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, also known as UNAIDS, […] -
TSRI, IAVI researchers harness antibody evolution on path to AIDS vaccine
Posted on September 16, 2016 | No CommentsA series of new studies led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) describe a potential vaccination strategy to jump-start the selection and evolution of broadly effective antibodies to […] -
Scientists take lesson from immune system in hunt for HIV vaccine
Posted on September 13, 2016 | No CommentsA vaccine has been elusive in part because the AIDS virus mutates rapidly, making it a moving target for researchers. However, in a small fraction of people who have been infected for a couple of years, their […] -
Medical Animation: HIV and AIDS
Posted on August 26, 2016 | No CommentsThis video, created by Nucleus Medical Media, shows the function of white blood cells in normal immunity. It also portrays how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) affects the immune system and causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Common […] -
African HIV trials could create world’s first vaccine
Posted on August 19, 2016 | No CommentsSouth Africa is on track to produce the world’s first licensed HIV/AIDS vaccine. During the 21st International AIDS Conference in South Africa last month (18-22 July ), Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council, […] -
South Africa: Only a vaccine will break the back of HIV – Health Minister
Posted on July 22, 2016 | No CommentsHealth Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, says South Africans should welcome any initiative aimed at finding an effective HIV vaccine, adding that many battles against diseases were won using vaccines. He was reacting to the announcement that South […] -
Ending AIDS will require innovation in HIV prevention – especially a vaccine
Posted on June 14, 2016 | No CommentsIAVI has joined world leaders, researchers and advocates gathered at UN Headquarters for a three-day conference aimed at accelerating progress toward an ambitious goal—to end AIDS by 2030. Delegates to the High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS have […]