UCLA and UCSF doctors fought HIV from its earliest beginnings. Now, they are beginning to speak of a cure.
UC Newsroom |
How UC faced down a global pandemic
UCLA |
Researchers create molecule that could ‘kick and kill’ HIV
A synthetic particle can awaken dormant virus cells and knock them out in lab animals — a significant advance.
UC San Francisco |
Countdown to a cure: UCSF's effort to finally defeat AIDS
Spurred by three decades of momentum and fresh funding, new tactics aim at ending - not just treating - the disease.
UC San Diego |
UC San Diego undergrads develop low-cost HIV management solution
New system to be tested this summer could transform HIV treatment in low-resource settings.
UCLA |
Eliminating the HIV epidemic is possible, says UCLA
A new study shows that effective treatment of patients in Denmark has virtually contained the disease.
San Francisco Chronicle |
Last men standing: the forgotten survivors of AIDS
UCSF lends its support to a new documentary about the challenges facing eight long-term survivors of AIDS.
UCLA |
Drug combo better at preventing HIV transmission
A two- or three-drug combination given to infants of HIV-positive mothers within 48 hours of birth cut infection rates to half of what was achieved with AZT alone.
UC San Francisco |
Researchers identify potential HIV vaccine target
Study of simian immunodeficiency virus yields insight into varied reaction to virus in humans.
UCLA |
Social media may prove useful in prevention of HIV, STDs
Researchers found that gay and bisexual black and Latino men voluntarily used health-related Facebook groups.
UC San Francisco |
HIV research: a long view on a small virus
UCSF AIDS pioneer continues to uncover the biological mysteries of the virus that has defined a generation.
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As HIV population grows older, diseases of aging a new dilemma
The longer life expectancy of those infected with HIV presents a new challenge for patients and health care providers.