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SEATTLE — Data from a study of HIV–infected infants who received early ART suggest the reservoir for HIV lies in cells that were infected before ART initiation. “This is important because we have to understand what the reservoir is to be able to target it and ...

Initiating, rather than deferring, antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces the risk of severe bacterial infections in HIV-positive individuals with high CD4 counts, researchers say. Their data are from the START trial, which showed a 57% reduction in the risk of AIDS and non-AIDS morbidity and mortality in ...

Even in very early (acute) HIV infection—before fourth generation HIV test assays are able to detect an HIV infection—immune activation and inflammatory processes may already be occurring, new research shows. And, very early antiretroviral therapy (ART) may reduce, although not fully suppress, production of inflammatory markers ...

The vast majority of people taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the UK have an accurate knowledge of their current viral load (VL) level, investigators report in HIV Medicine. Overall, 96% of people who told researchers their viral load was undetectable had a clinic-recorded viral load ...

Four months of cognitive behavioral therapy for depression and antiretroviral adherence significantly improved adherence and depression scores when compared with treatment as usual in a three-way randomized trial involving adults with HIV infection. Relative improvements in adherence and depression held up in the eight months ...

29 November 2016 | GENEVA – In advance of World AIDS Day, WHO has released new guidelines on HIV self-testing to improve access to and uptake of HIV diagnosis. According to a new WHO progress report lack of an HIV diagnosis is a major obstacle to ...