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One patient's blood might hold a new weapon against HIV
One patient's blood might hold a new weapon against HIV
The key to developing a new drug to fight HIV may lie in the blood of a patient whose immune system can control the infection, a new study says.Scientists discovered proteins in the patient's blood that blocked the virus from infecting immune cells.Researchers hope to harness these proteins not only to treat the virus, but to help develop a vaccine.
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Scientists develop new model to help eliminate HIV vulnerability among racial
Scientists develop new model to help eliminate HIV vulnerability among racial
Although HIV rates are higher among the African American community compared to the White population, research shows that engagement in risky behaviors does not fully account for these differences.Researchers at the University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences have developed a tool for framing the relationship between policy, criminal justice practices and HIV-related factors that impact racial disparities.Jelani Kerr, Ph.D., and Trinidad Jackson, M.S., M.P.H., utilized a review of scientific literature and an historical analysis of drug policy to create the Drug War HIV/AIDS Inequities Model, which appeared this month in the International Journal of Drug Policy.
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Cookie Johnson talks new book about husband's HIV diagnosis
Cookie Johnson talks new book about husband's HIV diagnosis
Twenty-five years ago Earvin Magic Johnson was diagnosed with HIV.In her new memoir, Cookie Johnson, wife of the NBA legend shares details of her marriage, motherhood, faith and how the diagnosis changed the course of their lives forever.Johnson shares her emotional journey that started on that day from life as a pregnant and joyous newlywed to one filled with fear that her husband would die and that she and her baby would be infected with the virus."Believing in Magic" is the story of her marriage to Earvin, losing their way, and eventually finding a path they never imagined.Cookie Johnson joined ABC 7 at the State Street Studios.
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NIH isolates new antibody which neutralizes 98% of HIV strains in lab trials
NIH isolates new antibody which neutralizes 98% of HIV strains in lab trials
An antibody produced by a HIV-positive patient has has been discovered to neutralize 98 percent of all HIV strains it was pitied against, including most of those resistant to other antibodies of the same class.Antibodies are chemical compounds produced by the immune system to deal with pathogens such as bacteria or viruses.They function by binding to them to either neutralize or flag them for disposal by white blood cells.
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