A leukemia patient who also had HIV appears to have been cured following a bone marrow transplant. Nearly two years after the transplant and despite not resuming antiretroviral therapy, no virus has been detected in his blood, brain, or rectal tissue.
Genetic trait may increase risk of HIV among blacks
New research reveals a genetic trait among 60% of American blacks and 90% of Africans may make them 40% more susceptible to HIV infection.
Sub-Saharan Africa shares just ten percent of the world population, yet the region is home to 70 percent of all people living with HIV disease. In the United States, African Americans [...]
Who Still Dies of AIDS, and Why
Must read article by New York Magazine discussing surprisingly high HIV mortality rates despite HAART’s incredible efficacy.
Life is What You Make of It
A choice lay before me. I could surrender to AIDS, or I could defy the insurmountable odds and fight for the life I deserved. Whether I had five years or fifty years no longer mattered. I would squeeze every ounce of life out of whatever lot fate had in store for me.
Survival of the Foolish and What I’ve Learned
People living with HIV can build long, thriving, and productive lives. And in doing so, we undermine the notion of HIV as some fearsome pestilence and instead promote an empowering vision of hope.
Protein in Semen Makes HIV More Infectious
At work so can’t do much synthesizing.. but read on!
“German AIDS researchers have discovered a protein common in semen that boosts the infectious potential of HIV 100,000-fold - a remarkable finding that may show how the virus can spread through sexual contact and also suggests new strategies to stop the epidemic.
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The new study suggests that [...]
Our first press coverage!
The Pacific Citizen, an award winning Asian Pacific American newspaper, published an article describing the HIV Youth Project’s origins.
Read the article online here: Pacific Citizen