Phase-2 trial: A three-drug regimen clears coronavirus in seven days
A phase-2 trial found that COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate illness had no detectable virus seven days after treatment
Read More
HIV/AIDS
HIV cleared out after stem cell transplantation
For the second time, researchers have been able to clear HIV virus from the body (remission) by transplanting stem cells
Read More
HIV: Tamil Nadu case turns the spotlight on safe blood availability
A 23-year-old pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu tested positive for HIV after receiving a unit of blood at a government
Read MoreIISc: HIV drug elvitegravir lowers the efficiency of immune system
The HIV drug elvitegravir shows significant inhibition in binding and cleavage of human DNA thereby causing distinct impairment of the immune system
Read MoreIndia to treat all HIV positive people irrespective of CD4 count
Two years after the World Health Organisation recommended that antiretroviral therapy (ART) be initiated in people living with HIV irrespective
Read MoreThe self-test option for HIV
With the World Health Organisation releasing guidelines on HIV self-testing, a major obstacle in improving access to diagnosis has been
Read MoreFirst CRISPR trial on humans set to begin
On June 21, the National Institutes of Health gave permission for starting the first ever clinical trial using CRISPR genome-editing
Read MoreIndia scores by battling HIV/AIDS but falls short fighting TB and malaria
The global burden and mortality from HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria across the world, and in the developing countries in particular,
Read MoreHIV self-testing: ‘The benefits far outweigh the risks to society’
The OraQuick In-Home HIV Test was recently approved by the FDA advisory committee for sale over the counter.
Read MoreEditorial: A hero — but no magic this
Published in The Hindu on November 15, 2011 If discrimination against people infected with HIV continues to be a major
Read MoreEditorial: AIDS vaccine – a ray of hope
Published in The Hindu on September 24, 2011 The search for an effective AIDS vaccine began a quarter-century ago and
Read MorePhase-I prime-boost AIDS vaccine trial shows modest immune response
Published in The Hindu on September 12, 2011 The final results of the Phase I prime-boost AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency
Read MoreEditorial: What ails public health research?
Published in The Hindu on May 2, 2011 Why has the incidence of tuberculosis in India remained around 170 per
Read More