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19 hours ago · Credit: Cell Host & Microbe (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.09.002. A group of researchers discovered how a protein linked to the human immune system wards off HIV-1 and herpes simplex virus-1 by ...
19 hours ago · The HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP) is in the process of developing the 2026–2030 national strategic plans for sexually transmitted infections, vaccines, and viral hepatitis. Our office is also collaborating with the White House Office of HIV/AIDS Policy (ONAP) to develop the 2026–2030 National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
2 days ago · Hepatitis B is a potentially life threatening liver infection affecting millions of people worldwide. The hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes it. The virus can spread through blood, semen, and other ...
5 days ago · Background Several studies have reported that combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) enhances the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) clearance rate in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1/Hepatitis B Virus (HIV/HBV) coinfected patients, yet the associated immunological characteristics remain unclear. Methods Global and specific immune phenotypic profiles were examined in 48 patients with HIV/HBV ...
3 days ago · Coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) or hepatitis B virus (HBV) occurs often in people with HIV infection, and the presence of dual infection has important implications for treatment of both infections. In addition, the treatment of all 3 viral infections has been changing rapidly.
5 days ago · The Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–30; the Decade), proclaimed by the UN in 2020, is a global initiative aimed at fostering collaborations to transform the world into a better place to live and grow older in. The Decade presents a positive vision of ageing, discarding the stereotypes of diseases and disabilities and promoting focus on capacities and abilities. This approach will help to ...
4 days ago · Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) that affects the liver; [1][6] it is a type of viral hepatitis. [7] It can cause both acute and chronic infection. [1] Many people have no symptoms during an initial infection.
