Experimental drug blocks HIV transmission in monkeys
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They say their findings could lead to a new kind of microbicides - creams and gels applied directly to the vagina or rectum to stop transmission of the disease.
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A contraceptive that blocks male fertility has come closer with a study showing that it is possible to inoculate monkeys against their own sperm.
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People who took a drug to reduce outbreaks of genital herpes were not any less likely to become infected with the AIDS virus, an international team of researchers reported on Monday.
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Science News, Scientists believe they are a step closer to understanding how to block HIV transmission between men and women. A US and Swiss team used an experimental drug to protect monkeys from their equivalent of the virus.
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Despite a lack of conclusive scientific evidence, some people are already using antiretrovirals as preventives, hoping to halt HIV transmission during risky sex
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Researchers report that a new topical cream appears to stop female monkeys from getting an HIV-like virus. The treatment, which aims to protect cells in the vagina from
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A new AIDS vaccine that is used to treat the disease is able to suppress the virus for at least one year, say researchers of a small trial.
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PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Researchers at Rutgers University have developed a trio of drugs they believe can destroy HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to a published report.
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People infected with the virus that causes AIDS will soon be able to take a once-a-day pill that combines three drugs in a &quot;cocktail&quot; therapy that can be swallowed in a single dose.
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A gene that may help block the AIDS virus from getting into cells seems to protect some people from the deadly and incurable infection, researchers said on Thursday.
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Scientists say they have a promising new lead in the quest to develop a vaginal gel that women could apply before sexual intercourse to block the AIDS virus.
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An international team of researchers, including a researcher at the Tulane National Primate Research Center near Covington, has brought millions of vulnerable women closer to a potentially powerful weapon against HIV.
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German scientists have found a new way to prevent the HIV virus from replicating, offering hope in the face of the virus's increasing resistance to existing drugs.
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Anti-retroviral drugs have been so effective at treating HIV that researchers are now exploring whether they can perform double duty
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Over the next few months, officials in two US cities and several other countries will begin testing whether a popular AIDS drug can protect healthy people against HIV infection.
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TRENTON, NJ A Bay Area company is one of two drug companies that will join forces to work on a breakthrough pill to treat HIV infection.
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Scientists working in South Africa say they have identified a gene that controls the human body&#39;s response to HIV. The researchers say the gene determines the body&#39;s response to infections.