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Daily doses of selenium help slow effects of HIV
Posted on 2009-03-11 08:08:44 in Dietary Supplementation | HIV and AIDS | Longevity and Age Management |
In a study conducted by the University of Miami, patients who received 200 micrograms of high-selenium yeast daily had a lower amount of HIV in their bloodstream and better immune cell counts than those receiving a placebo. Continue reading…
Microbicidal gel shown to protect monkeys against HIV
Posted on 2009-03-09 09:06:27 in Drug Trends | HIV and AIDS | Longevity and Age Management |
When applied as a gel, glycerol monolaurate (GML) was shown to impede the signalling processes in the immune systems of monkeys, thereby blocking the primate version of HIV at a key point of possible infection. Continue reading…
AIDS patient undergoes stem cell transplant; ends lifetime need for antiviral drugs
Posted on 2009-02-15 10:38:15 in Genetic Research | Genetics in Disease | HIV and AIDS | Longevity and Age Management | Stem Cell Research |
An AIDS patient no longer needs to take antiviral drugs for the rest of his life, thanks to receiving a transplant of stem cells from a donor with a rare gene variant known to resist AIDS. Continue reading…
Cleaning Infected Blood-Biologists Develop Machine To Remove Viruses From Blood
Posted on 2008-08-12 10:45:53 in HIV and AIDS | Industry News | Longevity and Age Management |
Infectious disease experts designed a machine called the hemopurifier. It works much like a dialysis machine, using thin fibers to capture and remove viruses from the blood it filters. The machine requires the drawing of blood through an artery, which is sent through a tube into the machine, then back into the body. It can treat a number of illnesses. Continue reading…
Antibodies May Lead to Protection Against HIV
Posted on 2008-08-08 13:32:56 in HIV and AIDS | Longevity and Age Management |
Some long-term survivors of HIV infection produce rare and extremely potent antibodies that keep the disease from progressing to AIDS, and might point to a way to protect uninfected people from the virus, researchers reported yesterday in the closing hours of the 17th International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Continue reading…
Growth hormone treatment for HIV patients improves abdominal fat, but worsens glucose level
Posted on 2008-08-08 12:16:35 in HIV and AIDS | Human Enhancement | Longevity and Age Management |
For human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with treatment-related abdominal obesity and growth hormone deficiency, receiving low-dose growth hormone resulted in improvement in fat and blood pressure measurements but worsened glucose levels, according to a study in the August 6 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on HIV/AIDS. Continue reading…
Doctors may have found a way to destroy HIV
Posted on 2008-08-04 11:04:44 in HIV and AIDS | Longevity and Age Management |
There is real hope that what's happening in a Houston lab might lead to a cure for HIV. Continue reading…
Meditation slows AIDS progression: Study
Posted on 2008-07-29 15:11:19 in HIV and AIDS | Industry News | Longevity and Age Management |
Meditation may slow the worsening of AIDS in just a few weeks, perhaps by affecting the immune system, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. Continue reading…
Pathologists Believe They Have Pinpointed Achilles Heel Of HIV
Posted on 2008-07-23 17:09:52 in HIV and AIDS | Longevity | Longevity and Age Management |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston believe they have uncovered the Achilles heel in the armor of the virus that continues to kill millions. Continue reading…
South African court bans trials of vitamin treatments for AIDs
Posted on 2008-06-16 18:19:20 in HIV and AIDS | Longevity and Age Management |
A South African court has banned a team of scientists and doctors, including a former adviser to President Thabo Mbeki, from conducting unauthorised clinical trials into the use of vitamin therapies to treat Aids. Continue reading…
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