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Entry prohibited for AIDS viruses: Peptide triazole inhibitors disrupt cell-free HIV-1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The initial entry of HIV-1 into host cells remains a compelling yet elusive target for the development of agents to prevent infection, a critical need in the fight against the global AIDS ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Tenofovir gel provides high level of protection against HIV in rectal tissue

A gel developed to protect against HIV during vaginal sex produced a strong antiviral effect when used in the rectum, according to an early-phase study presented today at the 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic ...

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created Feb 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Promising HIV prevention microbicide tenofovir gel being tested for safety of rectal use

Tenofovir gel, a vaginal microbicide that has shown promise for preventing HIV through vaginal sex, is being tested in a new trial looking at its safety and acceptability when used rectally. The results of the study, being ...

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created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Targeting amyloid to stop HIV

(PhysOrg.com) -- Amyloid protein structures are best known for the troubles they pose in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. Now researchers are trying to exploit their presence in a very different place - ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Potential HIV drug keeps virus out of cells

Following up a pioneering 2007 proof-of-concept study, a University of Utah biochemist and colleagues have developed a promising new anti-HIV drug candidate, PIE12-trimer, that prevents HIV from attacking ...

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created Aug 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

AIDS breakthrough: Gel helps prevent infection

Researchers are reporting a breakthrough against AIDS. A vaginal gel containing an AIDS drug cut in half a woman's chances of getting HIV from an infected partner.

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created Jul 19, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 9

Drugs, microbicide gel, money top issues at AIDS meet

A global AIDS forum was getting underway here on Sunday, with major announcements expected over six days on the drugs that have turned HIV from killer to a chronic but manageable disease, and the quest for a virus-thwarting ...

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created Jul 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

IRMA: Research on lubricant safety very past due

Do some currently available lubricants used for anal sex actually make it easier for HIV to be transmitted?

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created May 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microbicides that do more than gel: Vaginal rings, tablets and films

A flexible ring containing two anti-HIV drugs showed in laboratory tests that it can deliver therapeutic levels of both drugs for up to 30 days, researchers reported today at the International Microbicides Conference (M2010) ...

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created May 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pregnancy doubles HIV risk in men; first trial of a microbicide in pregnant women

Young women of reproductive-age are among those at greatest risk of acquiring HIV, and several studies have suggested that during pregnancy women are even more susceptible to infection. Now, a new study finds that pregnancy ...

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created May 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists identify target that may inhibit HIV infectivity

Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (GIVI) have discovered a new agent that might inhibit the infectivity of HIV. The agent, surfen, impairs the action of a factor in semen that greatly enhances ...

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created Jan 04, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Einstein to develop anti-HIV drug delivery system

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University a four-year, $7.2 million grant to develop a microbicide-releasing vaginal ring to prevent HIV transmission.

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created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New lab test offers better prediction of HIV microbicide safety

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have devised a laboratory test for predicting whether microbicides against HIV are safe for human use. The researchers have also discovered ...

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created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clinical trial finds microbicide promising as HIV prevention method for women

A clinical trial involving more than 3,000 women in the U.S. and southern Africa demonstrates for the first time the promise of a vaginal microbicide gel for preventing HIV infection in women. According to findings presented ...

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created Mar 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AIDS: Microbicide gel 'highly encouraging' in lab tests

The dogged search for a vaginal gel to thwart the AIDS virus earned some good news on Wednesday as scientists announced that a cheap, commonly-used compound shielded monkeys from a lethal cousin of HIV.

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created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0