App-based self-test program improves HIV detection

An app-based HIV self-test program linked participants to counseling services and care, detected new infections, and increased referrals to self-test.

Fabienne Landry-McGill • futurity
Sept. 3, 2021 ~5 min

New flu shot gets power from billions of protein-carrying sacs

A new experimental nanoparticle-based vaccine that has proven effective for flu, is also being tested for COVID-19 and studied as an HIV vaccine.

Cory Nealon-Buffalo • futurity
May 26, 2021 ~7 min


At-risk people know PrEP prevents HIV but few take it

People at high risk for HIV know about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infection, but few take it, a study finds.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
April 23, 2021 ~4 min

Can gene editing tech eliminate hard-to-reach HIV?

Researchers have used gene editing technology to prevent the replication of a virus that's similar to HIV. It could be a step towards the end of the virus.

Leslie Tate-Tulane • futurity
Dec. 7, 2020 ~4 min

HIV may not raise risk of cavities in children

A weakend immune system, not HIV itself, may explain why children with HIV have a higher risk of cavities.

Carrie Stetler-Rutgers • futurity
July 21, 2020 ~4 min

5 lessons for COVID-19 from the fight against HIV

The HIV pandemic and the COVID-19 pandemic are similar in key ways. Both exposed inequalities, became politicized, and require nuanced messaging.

Sara Savat-WUSTL • futurity
June 29, 2020 ~9 min

New type of HIV vaccine works in monkeys

A new HIV vaccine shows promise in monkeys for longer-term protection. The work could also help in finding a coronavirus vaccine.

Bruce Goldman-Stanford • futurity
May 13, 2020 ~8 min

So can gay men donate blood now? It’s complicated

Revised blood donation restrictions for men who have sex with men have summoned calls for a permanent lifting of the rules. An expert weighs in.

Brandon Baker-Penn • futurity
May 6, 2020 ~9 min


Vitamin E can safely treat fatty liver in people with HIV

Vitamin E can safely and effectively treat a type of fatty liver disease common in people with HIV, a new small study shows.

McGill University • futurity
Feb. 14, 2020 ~3 min

HIV-fighting antibodies may lead to new vaccine

The right kind of antibodies can mobilize into a fighting force that can take on HIV, researchers report. The new work could lead to an HIV vaccine.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Dec. 6, 2019 ~5 min

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