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Glutathione precursor GlyNAC reverses premature aging in people with HIV

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments Aging, glutathione, GlyNAC, HIV, Research

Twenty years of research support the role of antioxidant glutathione in reversing premature aging in people with HIV.

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Nutritional deficiencies, HIV and DTG brew a ‘perfect storm.’ The good news? There is a simple solution.

August 6, 2019August 8, 2019 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments AIDS, doluteglavir, folate, folic acid, HIV, neural tube defects, Research

A preferred medication for treating HIV infection has been recently linked to a 6- to 9-fold increase in the risk for neural tube defects among

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Policywise 

Do new well-intentioned guidelines advance the stigma of HIV?

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, HIV, Nicolas W. Cortes-Penfield, PrEP, Sophia Fantus, Stigma

Pre-exposure prophylaxis, commonly known as PrEP, is a daily pill that HIV-negative individuals may take to lower their chances of acquiring HIV. If taken as

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From The Labs 

The genetic diversity in Africa is greater than in any other region in the world

July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments Batswana, genetic diversity in Africa, HIV, Research

Looking at a subset of HIV-positive children from Botswana, an international team of researchers, co-led by scientists from Baylor College of Medicine, characterized the genetic

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From The Labs 

Uncovering the secrets of the sooty mangabey’s resistance to SIV

February 22, 2018February 22, 2018 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments AIDS, AIDS resistance, Genome Sequencing, HIV, SIV, sooty mangabey

Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection in macaques behaves in a similar way as infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in humans, progressing into acquired immunodeficiency

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Policywise 

When breastfeeding isn’t best

April 28, 2017April 27, 2017 Clarice 0 Comments AIDS, Baby, Breastfeeding, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Cultural Norms, Dr. Janet Malek, ethics, HIV, medical ethics, Values

The joy of a new baby brings new challenges, not the least of which is breastfeeding. These challenges are compounded when the mother is also

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