Research Summaries

HIV
HIV
11/22/2019
Because diastolic dysfunction is common among individuals with HIV, authors of the CHART study aimed to evaluate the cardiovascular effects of dysfunction among patients receiving antiretroviral therapy. ...
11/22/2019
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease
11/13/2019
By analyzing results of the multi-cohort Data Collection on Adverse Events of Anti-HIV Drugs (D:A:D) study, researchers determined whether contemporary protease inhibitors have similar effects on chronic...
11/13/2019
Sexual Health
Sexual Health
10/09/2019
In a new study, the researchers aimed to compare antibody titers to HPV with the rate of abnormal cytology between perinatally HIV-infected and perinatally HIV-exposed, uninfected youth.
10/09/2019
HIV
HIV
10/04/2019
The FDA has approved a new option for HIV-1 pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce HIV-1 infection risk from sex, excluding in those who have receptive vaginal sex.
10/04/2019
HIV infection
HIV infection
09/13/2019
In his session as IAS 2019, Myron Cohen, MD, discussed new long-acting injectables for HIV prevention and the ongoing trials that will determine the efficacy of each.
09/13/2019
HIV
HIV
07/20/2019
In a recent study, researchers examined trends in HIV incidence in high-risk patients prescribed PrEP
07/20/2019
bone density
bone density
07/16/2019
The impact of tenofovir-containing pre-exposure prophylaxis on bone mineral density may vary depending on an individual’s adherence. Authors of a new study assessed the effect of the only FDA-approved PrEP...
07/16/2019
Immune system
Immune system
07/12/2019
Tuberculosis is common among patients with HIV. Therefore, the authors of a new study set out to find a point-of-care test that can screen for TB quickly and accurately.
07/12/2019
HIV infection
HIV infection
05/22/2019
To better understand immune reconstitution in children with HIV taking antiretroviral therapy, researchers compared immune activation, immune exhaustion, and HIV- and copathogen-specific T-cell responses in...
05/22/2019
prevention
prevention
03/24/2019
Researchers from Australia investigated the incidence of and behavioral risk factors associated with STIs, as well as the changes in STI incidence after preexposure prophylaxis initiation.
03/24/2019