ResearchMatch Connects HIV Study Volunteers with Researchers

I highly encourage everyone to join our important attempt to accelerate the cure of HIV.  Research Match also helps connect patients with other diseases with private investigators. Please forward to your friends and families.  Anyone can participate. Thank you in advance for supporting this platform! Contact: Kathy Edson (615) 343-2571/ kathleen.edson@vanderbilt.edu ResearchMatch Connects HIV Study Volunteers with Researchers Nashville, TN – June 1, 2013 — ResearchMatch (RM), the country’s first nationwide, non-profit research volunteer recruitment platform for all …

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SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES PRESENTS CLINICAL DATA DEMONSTRATING HIV RESERVOIR REDUCTION IN HIV-INFECTED SUBJECTS TREATED WITH MODIFIED IMMUNE CELLS WITH ZINC FINGER NUCLEASES

SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES PRESENTS CLINICAL DATA DEMONSTRATING HIV RESERVOIR REDUCTION IN HIV-INFECTED SUBJECTS TREATED WITH ZFP THERAPEUTIC®, SB-728-T Unprecedented Immune Reconstitution Drives HIV Viral Reservoir DepletionEncouraging Preliminary Anti-Viral HIV Data during Treatment Interruption in Ongoing SB-728-T Phase 2 Trials Richmond, California, May 15, 2013 – Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO) announced today the presentation of new …

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Report from CROI-2013- My Personal Picks

CROI 2013 Report Nelson Vergel I was happy to attend  CROI-2013 in Atlanta on March 3-6, 2013.  These are areas of great interest to me and in no way attempts to summarize the main findings reported at the conference.  For abstract information, refer to https://www.retroconference.org/AbstractSearch/default2.aspx?conf=22 A baby girl gets cured   The most popular media …

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Sexual hormones in HIV-infected patients: the influence of antiretroviral therapy

AIDS: 12 April 2002 – Volume 16 – Issue 6 – pp 934-937 Research Letters Sexual hormones in HIV-infected patients: the influence of antiretroviral therapy Collazos, Julio; Martinez, Eduardo; Mayo, José; Ibarra, Sofia Free Access Article Outline Author Information Section of Infectious Diseases, Hospital de Galdakao, Vizcaya, Spain. Received: 3 August 2001; revised: 16 November …

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New HIV Drugs and Formulations in the Near Future (CROI 2013 Presentation)

All of the presentations in this section were great. The one on new drugs is contained in the last set of slides (blue slides at 1:22:46) https://webcasts.retroconference.org/console/player/19437?mediaType=podiumVideo For individual reports on each drug (Thanks to Natap.org): NEW HIV DRUGS at CROI Dolutegravir Treatment Response and Safety by Key Subgroups in Treatment Naive HIV Infected Individuals – (03/16/13) Dolutegravir (DTG) …

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“Functional Cure” of HIV Claimed for Baby Treated 30 Hours After Birth

NATAP https://natap.org/_______________________________________________ “Functional Cure” of HIV Claimed for Baby Treated 30 Hours After Birth 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, March 3-6, 2013, Atlanta Mark Mascolini An HIV-infected US infant treated from 30 hour after birth had no detectable viral load, no detectable HIV DNA in blood cells, and no HIV-specific antibodies at 26 months …

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GSK – ViiV Abandons Lersivirine – An Investigational NNRTI HIV Medication

Dear HIV Community Writer, ViiV Healthcare has taken the decision to stop the development program investigating the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), lersivirine.  This is not due to any safety concerns regarding the compound. ViiV Healthcare’s goal is to support the best possible outcomes for people living with HIV, and to deliver new therapies that …

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Successful treatment is “as effective as consistent condom use” in reducing HIV transmission

At least, for vaginal sex…(no data on anal sex!) The statement notes that there is now conclusive randomised clinical trial evidence, from the HPTN 052 trial, to show that transmission of HIV through vaginal sex is significantly reduced when an HIV-positive person is taking effective antiretroviral therapy (ART). In this trial, early treatment reduced HIV transmission …

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