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Secret discovery of natural HIV-resistant cells
Medicine - Health

Secret discovery of natural HIV-resistant cells

Scientists on June 10 reported finding an answer to the question of why a small number of people infected with HIV have a natural ability to fight deadly AIDS, thereby o…

December 14, 2018
Detecting new proteins that block HIV virus
Medicine - Health

Detecting new proteins that block HIV virus

The head of the research team, Dr. Paolo Lusso of the US Institute of Infectious Diseases and Infectious Diseases (US), said the new protein called CXCL4 or PF-4 is in t…

December 14, 2018
HIV preventive medicine becomes a reality
Medicine - Health

HIV preventive medicine becomes a reality

The US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that taking Truvada, Gilead Sciences' product, the drug has long been used to treat HIV-infected patients, which can hel…

December 14, 2018
Home HIV testing equipment is coming soon
Medicine - Health

Home HIV testing equipment is coming soon

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on May 11, it is considering adopting a decision to permit the circulation of OraQuick HIV In-Home testing tools - to help…

December 14, 2018
China detects HIV-blocking substances
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China detects HIV-blocking substances

Scientists from Hong Kong University, Shanghai Pharmaceutical Company Targetdrug and Nanjing University (China) have discovered a molecule, named TD-0680, that prevents…

December 14, 2018
Detects molecules that spread HIV in humans
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Detects molecules that spread HIV in humans

Recently, a group of Spanish scientists at the IrsiCaixa Research Institute have discovered ganglioside molecules that spread HIV on human bodies, the event is considere…

December 14, 2018
Making cells can kill the HIV virus
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Making cells can kill the HIV virus

Dr. Scott G. Kitchen and colleagues at the David Geffen School of Medicine - University of California have for the first time created immune cells from human stem cells.…

December 14, 2018
Cuba will test anti-AIDS vaccines on people
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Cuba will test anti-AIDS vaccines on people

On March 6, Cuba's leading biotechnologists successfully tested a new vaccine against Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) on mice and are ready to experiment on hu…

December 14, 2018
AIDS nightmare in Russia
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AIDS nightmare in Russia

The status of the AIDS epidemic in Russia is now much worse than that of Western Europe and North America, due to high rates of transmission in groups such as homosexual…

December 14, 2018