Team takes critical first step toward HIV vaccine

Researchers have activated specific immune cells that induce broadly neutralizing antibodies in monkeys, a first step toward an HIV vaccine.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Jan. 4, 2024 ~4 min

Very early antiretroviral therapy benefits babies with HIV

Giving antiretroviral therapy to babies with HIV in the first days of life can suppress amounts of the virus in the blood to undetectable levels.

Kim Polyniak-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Dec. 7, 2023 ~8 min


1 test detects HIV and TB with just a little blood

A new rapid test can detect both HIV and tuberculosis at the same time with just a small amount of blood, researchers report.

Molly McCrory-Tulane • futurity
Nov. 15, 2023 ~4 min

Video game aims to nudge teens to get tested for HIV

A new video game intervention may encourage teens to get tested for HIV, a new study shows.

Yale • futurity
Oct. 18, 2023 ~7 min

Could injectable hydrogel simplify HIV treatment?

A solution that transforms into a hydrogel and releases a steady dose of an anti-HIV drug could eliminate the need for a daily pill to prevent AIDS.

Roberto Molar Candanosa-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Sept. 26, 2023 ~6 min

Why fighting HIV means attending to trauma

Mental and psychosocial health challenges facing older adults with HIV/AIDS affect their well-being—and the trajectory of the virus.

Michelle Edelstein-Rutgers • futurity
Feb. 9, 2023 ~5 min

Dissolving contraceptive film would stop sperm and HIV

Researchers are developing a dissolvable patch that uses antibodies grown from tobacco plants could prevent unwanted pregnancies and HIV.

Jessica Colarossi-Boston University • futurity
Jan. 18, 2023 ~9 min

To prevent HIV, ease intimate partner violence

Women in Sub-Saharan Africa who experience recent intimate partner violence are three times more likely to contract HIV, research finds.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
Jan. 5, 2023 ~3 min


Kids with HIV have higher risk of neurological problems

Kids with HIV do worse in neurological tests even when their disease is controlled. Better nutrition and antiretroviral therapies may help.

Mark Michaud-Rochester • futurity
Oct. 13, 2022 ~5 min

These 4 steps could lead to detection of more STIs

A new study describes steps health care teams can take to identify and treat more sexually transmitted infections.

Andrew Smith-Rutgers • futurity
Oct. 12, 2022 ~5 min

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